Nutrientes y Vitaminas Para el Embarazo

El Congreso Americano de Obstetras y Ginecólogos (ACOG) dice que las mujeres embarazadas deben tener una dieta que consiste de una gran variedad alimentos como proteínas, carbohidratos, vitaminas, minerales, y grasas. De estos debe recibir los adecuados nutrientes y vitaminas para la salud de su embarazo y el desarrollo de su bebé.
Una dieta balanceada es la mejor manera para recibir nutrientes y suplementos vitamínicos también pueden ser beneficiosos. Las mujeres embarazadas sólo deben tomar los recomendados suplementos vitamínicos.
Suplementos no sustituyen una dieta sana, sino aseguran que una mujer este recibiendo suficientes nutrientes diarios. Suplementos vitamínicos trabajan mejor cuando se toman como parte de una dieta saludable y no como un sustituto de una dieta saludable.

Nutrientes y Vitaminas Para el Embarazo

Vitaminas y Minerales Esenciales:	Porque Son Necesarios:	Donde Se Encuentran:
Vitamina A y Beta Caroteno (770 mcg)	Ayuda a los huesos y dientes crecer	Hígado, leche, huevos, zanahorias, espinacas, verduras verdes y amarillas, brócoli, papas, calabaza, frutas amarillas, melón
Vitamina D (5 mcg)	Ayuda al cuerpo usar el calcio y fósforo; promociona huesos y dientes fuertes	Leche, pescados grasosos, sol
Vitamina E (15 mg)	Ayuda a la forma del cuerpo y uso de glóbulos rojos y músculos	Aceite de vegetal, germen de trigo, nueces, espinaca, cereales fortificados
Vitamina C (80 – 85 mg)	Un antioxidante que protege los tejidos contra daños y ayuda al cuerpo a absorber el hierro y construye el sistema inmunológico	Frutas cítricas, pimientos, judías verdes, fresas, papaya, papas, brócoli, tomates
Tiamina/B1 (1.4 mg)	Eleva el nivel de energía y regula el sistema nerviosa	Granos enteros, cereales fortificados, germen de trigo, viseras, huevos, arroz, pasta, bayas, nueces, legumbres, carne de cerdo
Riboflavina/B2 (1.4 mg)	Eleva el nivel de energía y regula el sistema nervioso	Carnes, aves, pescado, productos lácteos, cereales fortificados, huevos
Niacina/B3 (18 mg)	Promociona la digestión, los nervios y la piel saludable	Alimentos ricos en proteínas, cereales fortificados y panes, carnes, pescados, leche, huevos, cacahuetes
Piridoxina/B6 (1.9 mg)	Ayuda a formar glóbulos rojos y ayuda con la nausea matutina	Pollo, pescado, hígado, cerdo, huevos, soja, zanahorias, col, melón, guisantes, espinacas, germen de trigo, semillas de girasol, plátanos, frijoles, brócoli, arroz integral, avena, salvado, cacahuates, nueces
Ácido Fólico/Folato (600 mcg)	Ayuda a apoyar la placenta y previene la espina bífida y otros defectos del tubo neural	Naranjas, jugo de naranja, fresas, verduras de hoja verde, espinacas, remolachas, brócoli, coliflor, cereales fortificados, guisantes, pasta, legumbres, frutos secos
Calcio (1,000 – 1,300 mg)	Crea los dientes y huesos fuertes y ayuda a prevenir coágulos de sangre, ayuda a los músculos y los nervios de la función	Leche, queso cheddar, yogur, alimentos fortificados con calcio como la leche de soya, jugos, panes, cereales, verduras de hoja verde oscuros, conservas de pescado con los huesos
Hierro (27 mg)	Ayuda en la producción de hemoglobina; previene anemia, bajo peso al nacer y parto prematuro	Res, cerdo, legumbres secas, espinacas, frutos secos, germen de trigo, avena o cereales fortificados con hierro
Proteina (71 g)	Ayuda en la producción de aminoácidos; reparación de las células	Alimentos de origen animal, carne, aves de corral, huevos, productos lácteos, hamburguesas vegetales, frijoles, legumbres, frutos secos
Zinc (11-12mg)	Ayuda a producir insulina y enzimas	Carnes rojas, aves de corral, frijoles, nueces, granos enteros, cereales fortificados, ostras, productos lácteos

Last Updated: 07/2015

Compiled using information from the following sources:
Your Pregnancy and Birth, Month to Month, Fifth Ed. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Ch. 13.
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, https://www.iom.edu/

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Nutrientes y Vitaminas Para el Embarazo