Pregnant women in the process of preparing for pregnancy are very hardworking because they not only have to take care of themselves, but also play a role in supervising the expectant father. This has led to pregnant mothers being busy inside and outside. Moreover, in terms of diet, it is not enough to just focus on normal nutrition, but also to emphasize some nutrients while maintaining a normal diet. So, do you have a special need for vitamin E during pregnancy preparation?
Should I take vitamin E for pregnancy preparation
Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin that can prevent blood clotting in blood vessels, promote blood circulation, prevent cholesterol and neutral adipose tissue from blocking blood vessels, and prevent stroke and heart disease. Therefore, it is also known as a vascular scavenger.
Vitamin E is an antioxidant nutrient (including vitamins A and C, minerals selenium and zinc, etc.).
Vitamin E is good for the skin. Vitamin E has many names, the earliest one being the anti infertility vitamin.
Vitamin E can be used to treat flushing after menopause because it can regulate the body's temperature.
What foods can be eaten during pregnancy to supplement vitamin E
Natural vitamin E is widely present in various oilseeds and vegetable oils, and is found in grains, nuts, and leafy vegetables, especially in the germ of seeds. Corn, wheat germ oil, soybean oil, sesame, sunflower seed oil, rapeseed oil, peanut oil, and cottonseed oil are also rich in vitamin E.
In addition, meat, eggs, milk, and cod liver oil also contain some. However, in comparison, the content of tocopherols in animal fats is generally lower than that in vegetable oils, with lard and plate oil reaching a maximum of around 20mg/100g, and refined lard decreasing to 5mg. However, the vitamin E content in fish oil is quite abundant.
In addition, kiwifruit, nuts (including almonds, hazelnuts, and walnuts), sunflower seeds, corn, cold pressed vegetable oils, including corn, safflower, soybeans, cottonseeds, and wheat germ (the most abundant), spinach and kale, sweet potatoes, and yams. Lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, and other vegetables are rich in vitamin E.
During the preconception period, it is indeed necessary for expectant mothers to pay more attention to the intake of other nutrients such as vitamin E, rather than maintaining a normal diet during the preconception period. Otherwise, it wouldn't be called the period of preparing for pregnancy. It definitely requires a family to enter a state together. Preparing for pregnancy is not just the responsibility of the expectant mothers, and the expectant fathers also need to participate.
