New research shows pregnant women's moods are directly linked to their food choices.
Linda Agard-Ryan describes her pregnancy in one word.
Constant nausea makes it hard for this expectant mom to keep up with baby Shane.
"I just don't have any energy or motivation really to do much of anything," she says.
"I'm keeping the local pizza, New York pizza joint in business. I think they'll be sad when my pregnancy is over," says Linda.
But experts say an unbalanced diet can harm a pregnant woman's health.
"I even know a case where someone had to have all their teeth pulled because they just, the calcium was so depleted that not very long after the pregnancy, they started losing teeth," Shari Flint, registered dietician.
"Women who are deficient in folic acid have a higher risk of what's called neural tube defects where the spinal column doesn't close correctly," Jorge Lense, OB/GYN.
A new study shows how a pregnant woman feels directly impacts her diet. Tired women consume more energy foods and zinc -- and less folic acid. Women who are stressed eat more break. And those feeling hassled by their pregnancy eat less meat.
Having a gameplan helps when you crave the wrong foods.
"Having things on-hand, like vegetables that are pre-cut, pre-washed, ready-to-go."
Gaining excessive weight during pregnancy can result in bigger babies that are harder to deliver.
And getting too much iron can make it harder for the body to absorb zinc, which is important for the baby's cell and brain development.
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