Hello, this is Monica Reinagle. Welcome to the Nutrition Diva

podcast.

Cherry writes,

As a doctor and recent fitness enthusiast,

I love listening to your podcasts because I know you'll only give me evidence-based information

with a dash of common sense. So what I'd like to know is if

protein powders are safe during pregnancy and if so which ones in

particular? This is a great question and before I talk about protein powder

specifically I want to just talk briefly about protein in general during

pregnancy. Prote needs increased during pregnancy along with your requirements for lots of other nutrients.

How much protein you take in during your pregnancy can affect things like the baby's birth weight and body composition, head circumference,

and can even affect the baby's long-term risks of diabetes, heart disease, or obesity.

So how much protein do you need during pregnancy? disease or obesity.

So how much protein do you need during pregnancy?

Well you probably won't be surprised to learn that mothers who don't eat enough protein

tend to have smaller babies and higher rates of pre-term births. However, some research suggests

that diets that are very high in protein might create different problems.

Unfortunately, the current guidelines for pregnant women problems. of medicine say that it's okay for pregnant women to get anywhere from 10 to 35% of their

calories from protein. But from the research that I've reviewed in looking into Cherry's question, the sweet spot appears to be something more like 15 to 18 percent of your calories from protein.

Now to get a rough idea of what that translates into, divide your current weight in

pounds by 2.2 and that'll give you your weight in kilograms and then multiply that number by 1.5 to get the

approximate number of grams of protein per day and keep in mind that this number will change as you go through your pregnancy

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