The hot summer is here, we will eat watermelon to quench the thirst, watermelon sand and sweet taste is also liked by many friends. But for pregnant women, watermelon can also eat? So, what are the precautions? Can pregnant women eat watermelon? What are the main components and effects of watermelon? Watermelon mainly contains carotene, thiamin, riboflavin, protein, sugar, crude fiber, inorganic salts, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other substances. From the efficacy and composition of watermelon, pregnant women are allowed to eat watermelon. 1, pregnant women can eat watermelon to replenish their own and baby’s nutritional needs Pregnant women often eat some watermelon during pregnancy, not only to replenish the body’s nutritional consumption, but also to better meet the nutritional intake of the fetus. 2, pregnant women can eat watermelon to stop vomiting pregnant women in early pregnancy to eat some watermelon, can produce thirst, in addition to greasy to eliminate annoyance, to stop vomiting also has a good effect. 3, pregnant women can eat watermelon to edema late pregnancy, pregnant women often occur in varying degrees of edema and increased blood pressure, often eat some watermelon, not only can diuretic to swelling, there is a function of lowering blood pressure, which is also beneficial to the health of pregnant women. 4, pregnant women can eat watermelon to relieve anemia prenatal and postnatal eat some watermelon, can treat and correct the anemia of pregnant women. The mother-to-be has the benefit of eating watermelon, but must not eat without restraint, must be moderate, eat watermelon up to 200 grams per day. Because if you eat too much watermelon, you will consume too much sugar. Because of the physiological changes in the endocrine of women during pregnancy, the relative lack of insulin in the body, the stabilization of blood sugar decreased, resulting in high concentrations of sugar in the blood, gestational diabetes can occur, and gestational diabetes is an important cause of miscarriage and premature delivery, therefore, pregnant women can not eat watermelon in excess. In addition, some mothers suffering from cold or kidney disease, especially diabetes, had better eat less watermelon, because this will aggravate the condition. Especially for diabetic mothers-to-be, watermelon must be eaten under the guidance of a doctor, do not do as you wish, so as not to aggravate the condition, affecting the health of adults and children. What should pregnant women pay attention to when eating watermelon? 1, pregnant women can not eat watermelon in excess The mother-to-be has the benefit of eating watermelon, but must be in moderation, eating up to 200 grams of watermelon per day. As a result of physiological changes in female endocrine during pregnancy, the body is relatively insulin deficient, the stabilizing effect on blood sugar decreased, if you eat too much watermelon, excessive sugar intake, resulting in high concentrations of sugar in the blood, gestational diabetes will occur, and gestational diabetes is an important cause of miscarriage and preterm delivery, so eat watermelon must have a degree, not uncontrolled consumption. 2, pregnant women before or after meals do not eat melon watermelon in a large amount of water will dilute gastric juices, eat before and after meals will affect the digestion and absorption of food, and eat a lot of watermelon before meals will occupy the volume of the stomach, so that the intake of a variety of nutrients in the meal is greatly reduced. 3, pregnant women do not eat “ice watermelon” ice watermelon in the summer to relieve the summer heat is good, but for pregnant women is a serious injury, watermelon contains carotene, sugar, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other substances, for everyone is very beneficial, but after all, fresh watermelon can have so much nutrition, if the watermelon If the watermelon is frozen in the refrigerator, then the nutrition will be destroyed, and the temperature difference can also cause flocculation of the gastrointestinal system. Pregnant women as a special group of people, in the daily diet to avoid too cold food, some frozen fruits and drinks for pregnant women is the most serious damage.