atkins and pregnancy

[tammybear]

Is Atkins safe to do if you’re pregnant? I have a friend who is pregnant and she had been on the atkins diet because she wants to be a healthier weight, but should she still be doing that? I’m not sure if pregnancy is the best time to be messing up your nutrition, but maybe I’m wrong.

[chefmel]

You shouldn't make any serious changes to your diet without talking to your doctor first. THis is doubly important when you are pregnant. Tell your friend to ask her doc and she'll know what to do right away!

[jan]

Just make sure that you get a very healthy balance of all the nutrients that you need and it probably won't matter if you do atkins or another good type of diet program. It's not as much about keeping the carbs down as it is about making sure that you focus on your nutrition and fiber intake.

[kellykatt]

I think it's more important to focus on eating healthy than eating for a diet

[char]

Be careful doing something like atkins (or any weight loss diet) when you're pregnant because it changes your nutritional balance. The same should be said when you're breastfeeding. Ask your doctor to make sure you don't end up taking in too few very important nutrients that you and your baby need.

[suzie]

Be careful doing something like atkins (or any weight loss diet) when you're pregnant because it changes your nutritional balance. The same should be said when you're breastfeeding. Ask your doctor to make sure you don't end up taking in too few very important nutrients that you and your baby need.

That's good advice. It's important not to mess around too much with your diet without really knowing what you're doing, while you're pregnant (or not for that matter!)