You need to eat for two” - The expression that threatens pregnancy, doctors say!

Health experts say that doubling the amount is not necessary because during pregnancy the body is able to absorb more nutrients.

So twice as much consumption does not increase the likelihood of having healthy children, rather, you will gain a lot of weight, and that can bring complications during pregnancy, putting you and your child at risk.

Doctors recommend that in the first quarter, there is no need for additional calories, in the second quarter, only 340 additional calories per day and 450 calories are needed in the third quarter.

If you're overweight, you'll need a little less than that, and if you're underweight, a little bit more.

For the last 3 months, a few more cups of milk with less fat, a handful of dried fruit to fill the extra calories needed.

Doctors still do not know how to explain exactly how nutrients are shared between the mother and child, but the mother diet has tremendous impact on the development of the fetus, as well as the already preserved nutrients in mother's tissues and bones.

Simply put, a child's health depends entirely on mother feeding long but also on her pregnancy.