Eating ketogenic diet during lactation may endanger the baby's slow development. Ketogenic diet is very suitable for lactating mothers, which can help them recover to their pre-pregnancy figure, but it has health problems! Nutritionists say that the ketogenic diet limits the intake of carbohydrates, so you can hardly eat any whole grains and fruits, and you will lose many nutritional sources. Restricting carbohydrate intake is a popular slimming method in recent years, and it is a diet that strictly restricts carbohydrate and improves oil intake. When carbohydrates are enough, the body will first use blood sugar and liver sugar; When the liver sugar is used up, the body enters a state of hypoglycemia, and the body begins to use its own fat as an energy source, so it can reduce the body fat content and achieve the effect of slimming.

For breast-feeding mothers, the influence of ketogenic diet is not only the mother's health. Studies have found that ketogenic diet will affect the composition of milk, and then affect the baby's absorption. Although there is no significant difference in milk production between the lactating mothers who practice ketogenic diet and the general dieters, the high oil content of milk leads to higher calories in milk, so newborns may consume more calories.

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Depression and stunting in animal experiments: Lactating mothers are more prone to ketoacidosis due to insufficient calorie intake and ketone body formation, which can be life-threatening in severe cases. There have been several cases of ketoacidosis abroad. Animal experiments also found that pregnant women or lactating mothers who eat low-carbohydrate diet are prone to melancholy behavior and physical retardation, so mothers are not advised to try ketogenic diet.

Nutritionists say that breastfeeding can actually consume a lot of calories every day. As long as mothers control their calorie intake and increase their activity, they can return to normal weight. In addition, breast-feeding mothers need to eat six kinds of food in a balanced way and get enough nutrition, so that their milk can have enough protein, minerals (calcium, iron), vitamins and water.