Multidimensional with Christina The Channel 196: Lily Nichols on Prenatal Nutrition, Gestational Diabetes, and Common Pregnancy Myths
Today I'm chatting with Lily Nichols all about nutrition for pregnancy! Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition and exercise. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and unapologetically critical of outdated dietary guidelines. She is the author of two bestselling books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes.
In this episode, Lily shares more about how health in pregnancy affects the next generation, everything you need to know about gestational diabetes, and how much weight gain to expect during pregnancy. She also dives into the most important nutrients to focus on while pregnant, how vegan / vegetarian diets affect pregnancy, and her recommendations for prenatal vitamins. We also discuss balancing macronutrients for pregnancy, if women should worry about eating too much protein, if keto is safe while pregnant, and more.
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