Paul Saladino· MD
When we look at the governing bodies that basically look at what are the macronutrient breakdowns that we should be eating in pregnancy they recommend nothing less than 175 carbs in per day in pregnancy
Loading…
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
When we look at the governing bodies that basically look at what are the macronutrient breakdowns that we should be eating in pregnancy they recommend nothing less than 175 carbs in per day in pregnancy
Every Sunday: the week’s new conflicts and verdict changes — and nothing else.
Native comments, Twitter mentions, and Reddit threads about this claim — surfaced together so the conversation isn't fragmented across platforms.
Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
Would love a "what would change this verdict" RSS feed. Sign me up if it exists.
how they came up with this number of 175 is basically they look at the organs in a woman's body that are obligatory glucose users so basically our red blood cells parts of the brain small part of the kidney and that number is typically like probably somewhere around 70 and then they look at two standard deviations ends up around 90 and then they look at the increased calorie requirements of pregnancy it's like an extra 300 calories per day which probably adds like another 30 35 carbs and then they look at the carbs that the baby would be need need to use obligatory and that's like another 30 carbs and then they just round it up so sometimes I came up with this number 175