But if you're looking for a good bubbly beverage to drink, is soda a good replacement? Many flavors, including colas, some root beers, and Mountain Dew, contain caffeine -- and most experts recommend having no more than milligrams of caffeine per day. You'd have to drink a lot of soda every day; there are 71 milligrams in a ounce serving about one can of soda , and most caffeinated sodas come in below that.
In fact, a Diet Coke has 47 milligrams -- and the FDA won't allow sodas to have more than that per ounce serving -- so you'd have to drink more than 50 ounces a little more than four cans of soda to surpass the recommended caffeine limit. Then there's the sweetener.
Full-sugared varieties fill you with chemicals and empty calories. And chemicals and extra calories that don't give you any nutrition are a pretty poor choice when you want to deliver every possible nutrient to your baby and avoid excess weight gain.
Diet sodas, which contain artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, could also affect a growing fetus. As long as you don't drink 70 diet sodas -- and you're not a rat -- you don't have to really worry about aspartame. The bottom line? Drinking soda when you're pregnant may not be the best thing for you -- but it certainly isn't the worst. Elmer says. For context, a ounce can of coke has about 35 mg of caffeine and a ounce can of Mountain Dew has about 54 mg.
For example, in August , some experts called for a change after a new analysis of existing research found that any caffeine consumption could raise the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes, including miscarriage, stillbirth, low birth weight, or childhood acute leukemia. Some people prefer to play it extra cautious and skip coffee and soda.
Caffeine is a stimulant, so while it might help you stay awake on a day when you feel particularly tired, it can also raise your blood pressure and heart rate. As your pregnancy progresses, your body might not break down the caffeine as quickly, so it could make sleeping more difficult, give you heartburn , or make you feel jittery. So, they can make you feel full, while providing no benefits to you or your growing baby.
Sugary drinks, including soda, should also be avoided if you have gestational diabetes or may have a higher risk of developing it. Your baby could grow too large, increasing the risk of a difficult delivery. Plus, bigger babies can have a hard time regulating their blood sugar after birth.
Gestational diabetes also increases your risk of high blood pressure during pregnancy and puts you at risk of developing type 2 diabetes after giving birth. However, most artificial sweeteners approved by the Food and Drug Administration FDA , including aspartame, acesulfame-K, and sucralose Splenda , are generally believed to be safe during pregnancy in moderation. The only exception is if you have phenylketonuria , a rare genetic disease which affects your ability to process the amino acid phenylalanine, an ingredient in aspartame.
But some existing research does indicate that they could have long-term effects. Meanwhile, another study found that artificial sweeteners could give a child twice as great a chance of being overweight by the age of 1. But, again, this study may be problematic. For example, according to the FDA , some carbonated beverages might have low levels of benzene, which is a carcinogen.
More details on caffeine-free sodas are found below. As you can see, most soda drinks can contain a hefty amount of caffeine, and it can mount up if you drink it often. Bear in mind that special soda types like energy drinks can be even higher in caffeine, and we cover the safety of energy drinks during pregnancy here. Luckily for women with a craving for sodas during pregnancy, many popular sodas are either naturally caffeine-free or are sold in a non-caffeinated version, making it easier to abide by the WHO guidelines.
Caffeine-free sodas, like most root beers, ginger ale, and other light-colored sodas, can be a better choice than caffeinated varieties for women who have already had a caffeinated beverage in the day. While caffeine-free sodas are handy when it comes to decreasing caffeine intake, added sugars or other sweeteners will still be part of the ingredients lists in caffeine-free sodas.
Another thing to consider when it comes to soda drinking during pregnancy is sugar. Numerous studies over the years say that mothers who drink SSBs during their pregnancy are more likely to have a preterm birth, give birth to a low-birth-weight infant, suffer from preeclampsia, and develop gestational diabetes source: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society.
In addition, drinking SSBs during pregnancy has been associated with the child going on to carry excess weight later on in their childhood source: Pediatrics. While the effects of drinking SSBs on pregnancy outcome and the health of the baby may seem alarming, the negative effects were only seen when the mother drank SSBs regularly, or more than 5 servings per week. With this is mind, reserving sodas for an occasional treat and enjoying in moderation is safest for mom and baby.
Knowing that you need to avoid high doses of sugary soda, you may have wondered if diet sodas are safer during pregnancy. These sweeteners can be both natural, such as stevia, or artificial, like aspartame. However, even in non-pregnant people, the sweeteners can cause a change in how sugars are used by the body, how much insulin is made, and fat storage, all vital responsibilities of the body during pregnancy source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Given how sodas can have an excess of added sugars and contribute caffeine, how much is too much?
Unfortunately, sugar-free options are not the answer either, as researchers discovered in a study of 60, pregnant Danish women. Meanwhile, the high caffeine content in drinks like Coca-Cola, Pepsi and energy drinks can soon add up to the mg of caffeine a day limit. On the plus side, if you are suffering from nausea, many mums swear by fizzy drinks for relieving the sickness!
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