Diet Coke Safe While Pregnant

Sadly drinking diet coke throughout pregnancy equals a strong chance the baby will develop obesity during infancy and childhood.

Diet coke safe while pregnant. One large study of more than 60 000 pregnant women found that those. By mid childhood age 7. Drinking it during pregnancy was linked to poorer fine motor visual spatial and visual motor abilities in early childhood around age 3.

But if you re concerned about the overall effects of artificial sweeteners. According to a study from the department of pediatrics and child health at the university of manitoba in canada maternal consumption of artificial sweeteners during pregnancy may influence infant bmi body mass. One such instant is craving diet coke during pregnancy.

Pregnancy cravings can be strange and odd and at times quite unhealthy too. To be on the safe side you may want to limit the amount of soda you drink. Dolan md assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the albe.

Diet soda wasn t much better. The no calorie sweetener contained in diet coke is aspartame which appears to be safe in pregnancy provided you don t have a disease called phenylketonuria. Diet coke is relatively safe but check the label if you are drinking other brands of diet sodas.

Many women whose pre pregnancy drink of choice was a calorie free thirst quenching diet coke or diet pepsi may have a difficult time giving up their sweet sugar free beverage fix. Other diet drinks contain saccharine however which can cause birth defects. But research has raised concerns about both diet soda and regular soft drinks during pregnancy.

By rachel neifeld rd cdn to drink or not to drink diet soda. Though a soft drink now and then may not really harm you or the baby yet there have been concerns regarding drinking sodas when pregnant. An occasional soft drink is not likely to do you any harm.