There are elements of these postpartum practices (the consumption of
foods rich in iron) that are
common - sensical, and there are
others (tightly wrapping the belly with a postnatal girdle; consuming distilled rice wine in place of water; extremely limited exposure to the sun in the
first month), the usefulness and safety of which are debated by the medical community.
It's a
common sign during the
first trimester, often accompanied by
other early pregnancy symptoms like nausea, lack of appetite, cravings or aversions for certain
foods and an increased sensitivity towards some smells.
Also, could it be that because babies were given rice cereal (a
common first solid
food) too early say 30 years ago, digestive problems such as IBS, Crohn's disease, etc. and
other diseases are much more
common today than they were before such things were invented?
Arsenic (As) exposure from rice is of particular concern for infants and children.1 - 4 Infant rice cereal, a
common first food, 5,6 may contain inorganic As concentrations exceeding the recommendation from the Codex Alimentarius Commission of the World Health Organization and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations of 200 ng / g for polished (white) rice, 4 the new European Union regulations of 100 ng / g for products aimed at infants7 (eTable 1 in the Supplement), and the proposed US Food and Drug Administration limit.8 Infants consuming only a few servings of rice cereal or other products (eg, rice snacks) per day may exceed the now - withdrawn provisional weekly tolerable intakes for As set by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives.9
food, 5,6 may contain inorganic As concentrations exceeding the recommendation from the Codex Alimentarius Commission of the World Health Organization and the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations of 200 ng / g for polished (white) rice, 4 the new European Union regulations of 100 ng / g for products aimed at infants7 (eTable 1 in the Supplement), and the proposed US Food and Drug Administration limit.8 Infants consuming only a few servings of rice cereal or other products (eg, rice snacks) per day may exceed the now - withdrawn provisional weekly tolerable intakes for As set by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives.9
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations of 200 ng / g for polished (white) rice, 4 the new European Union regulations of 100 ng / g for products aimed at infants7 (eTable 1 in the Supplement), and the proposed US
Food and Drug Administration limit.8 Infants consuming only a few servings of rice cereal or other products (eg, rice snacks) per day may exceed the now - withdrawn provisional weekly tolerable intakes for As set by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives.9
Food and Drug Administration limit.8 Infants consuming only a few servings of rice cereal or
other products (eg, rice snacks) per day may exceed the now - withdrawn provisional weekly tolerable intakes for As set by the Joint
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives.9
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization Expert Committee on
Food Additives.9
Food Additives.9, 10