Dr Shanon Casperson, lead author of the study from USDA - Agricultural Research Service Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center, USA said: «We found that about
a third of the additional calories provided by the sugar - sweetened drinks were not expended, fat metabolism was reduced, and it took less energy to metabolize the meals.
Not exact matches
In fact, you need about 400
additional calories daily for the vitality
of the baby in the womb, especially during the second and
third trimesters.
They'll also focus more on the quantity
of your food (an
additional 300 and 500
calories each day in your second and
third trimesters respectively) over the quality
of your food.