Pregnancy: What foods to avoid

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You already know that alcohol, drugs and cigarettes are officially off-limits, but did you know that during pregnancy your immune system is suppressed, leaving you more susceptible to food-borne bacteria and viruses? It’s important to avoid certain foods that carry a higher risk of harming your developing baby (some bacteria and parasites have potentially life-threatening consequences for the fetus).

Here’s what to avoid:
· raw eggs and poultry
· cold deli meats
· unpasteurized soft or blue cheeses – like Stilton, Roquefort, brie, Camembert, soft goat or sheep cheese
· raw shellfish and sushi fish that’s high in mercury – tuna, shark, swordfish, king mackerel, orange roughy, tilefish and marlin
· pâté and liver
· caffeine (limit your intake, whether in coffee, pop, black and green tea, yerba maté, guarana in energy drinks, and chocolate)

image source: http://www.womansworld.in/pregnancy-foods-eat-trimester/
source: http://www.todaysparent.com/pregnancy/being-pregnant/pregnancy-what-foods-to-avoid/