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i'm 11 weeks pregnant. my mother told me not to eat eggplant cause it will be a cause of beri beri. is that true? if not what are the avoidable foods during pregnancy?
Question Posted: Cecille Yañez
Question Posted: Cecille Yañez
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Beri-Beri is a vitamin B1(Thiamine) deficiency. Persons may become deficient in thiamine either by not ingesting enough vitamin B-1 through the diet or by excess use, which may occur in hyperthyroidism, pregnancy, lactation, or fever. There is no truth to it being caused by eatin an eggplant. |
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