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Eating yams/sweet potatoes during pregnancy?

Well, I just made sweet potatoes to go with dinner, so I decided to Google the nutrition info. I know they are super healthy, but they are full of vitamin A, which isn’t good to take while pregnant. I am worried now about defects or potentially hurting the baby. Does anyone out there know if i should worry, and how much per week should one have? Thanks

You do actually need a certain level of Vitamin A in a healthy pregnancy. You don’t have to go out of your way to avoid it if you are taking in a balanced diet and a single serving of yams is not going to get you there. There are actually 2 types of vitamin A (carotenoids and retinoids). You can have as much as you can you get from plant matter (carotenoids). It’s the stuff that you get from meats, eggs and and fortified cereals (retinoids) that you have to be careful of. At max you are supposed to get 10,000 UI a day from animal products, fortified grains and prenatals.

So eat all the yams and carrots you desire. It will not harm your child.

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