The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend that pregnant women limit their caffeine consumption to 200 milligrams a day, the amount found in two, 6-ounce cups of coffee. Even with this recommendation many women feel guilty drinking coffee during pregnancy.
New research (Assessment of Caffeine Consumption and Maternal Cardiometabolic Pregnancy Complications | Pregnancy | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network) not only confirmed that moderate levels of caffeine during pregnancy are safe but those women who drank some coffee had a lower risk for gestational diabetes. The researchers also felt the phytochemicals in coffee may contribute to less inflammation and less insulin resistance which lowered the risk for gestational diabetes.
Some Caffeine During Pregnancy May Be Healthy
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