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Low carbohydrate intake during pregnancy increases risk of birth defects

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eMediNexus    25 January 2018

Compared with women who do not restrict their carbohydrate intake, women with low carbohydrate intake during pregnancy are at a 30% increased risk of having babies with neural tube defects, such as spina bifida and anencephaly, according to a new study reported January 25, 2018 in the journal Birth Defects Research.

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