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For young women dedicated to low carb

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saintor1
saintor1 Posts: 376 Member
edited January 2018 in Debate Club
Beware.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5309613/Low-carb-diets-linked-risk-birth-defects.html
  • Women on low carb diets may be at 30 percent greater risk of having a baby with a spinal and neurological birth defect, according to a new study
  • These diets, including the Keto diet beloved by Kim Kardashian - whose children were all born health - forces the body to burn fat by depriving it of carbs
  • New research from the University of North Carolina found that women on low carb diets also had low folic acid levels
  • Folic acid is key to the development of a fetus's spine and skull
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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
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    saintor1 wrote: »
    Thanks for the original.

    Here are another bit of info from it. that seems relevant;
    There were no differences in BMI, smoking, prenatal vitamin, and/or folic acid supplement use,

    Just tracking folic acid supplement use isn't going to give the whole picture as to whether this is folic acid-related. It's possible that people who aren't on ketogenic diets have a better shot at meeting their folic acid needs through diet and that could be the key difference here once supplement use is taken out of the picture.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,013 Member
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    saintor1 wrote: »
    Thanks for the original.

    Here are another bit of info from it. that seems relevant;
    There were no differences in BMI, smoking, prenatal vitamin, and/or folic acid supplement use,

    The full quote that includes your quote:

    "Compared to women with nonrestricted carbohydrate intake, women with restricted intake were more likely to be older, non-Hispanic white, born in the United States, have more years of education, and have higher household income (Table 1). They were also more likely to have consumed alcohol in early pregnancy, and to have planned their pregnancy. There were no differences in BMI, smoking, prenatal vitamin, and/or folic acid supplement use, or number of previous pregnancies. "

    I believe what that is saying is that woman eating low carb were no more or less likely to use a folic acid supplement, not that a supplement did nothing to help if a woman was eating low carb.
  • aeloine
    aeloine Posts: 2,163 Member
    edited January 2018
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    kimny72 wrote: »
    saintor1 wrote: »
    Thanks for the original.

    Here are another bit of info from it. that seems relevant;
    There were no differences in BMI, smoking, prenatal vitamin, and/or folic acid supplement use,

    The full quote that includes your quote:

    "Compared to women with nonrestricted carbohydrate intake, women with restricted intake were more likely to be older, non-Hispanic white, born in the United States, have more years of education, and have higher household income (Table 1). They were also more likely to have consumed alcohol in early pregnancy, and to have planned their pregnancy. There were no differences in BMI, smoking, prenatal vitamin, and/or folic acid supplement use, or number of previous pregnancies. "

    I believe what that is saying is that woman eating low carb were no more or less likely to use a folic acid supplement, not that a supplement did nothing to help if a woman was eating low carb.

    Yes.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,013 Member
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    @aeloine You and I seem to read at the same speed :lol:

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