Pregnant? Eat your fruits and vegs to avoid a cold

Eating at least 7 servings of fruits and vegetables every day when you are pregnant can reduce your risk of an upper respiratory tract infection.

The study, published recently in the online issue ofPublic Health Nutrition, reported that eating at least 7 servings of fruits and vegetables can reduce your risk of having a respiratory infection when you get pregnant.

Having an upper respiratory tract infection when you are pregnant is a common maternal infection, and may affect both mother and child, with an association reported for some congenital conditions.

The study involved more than 1100 eligible mothers with ages ranging from 13 to 45 years, with an average of 28. The average intake of veggies and fruit was just over two servings of fruits and two servings of veggies each day (a total of four servings) which is way below the recommended daily serving of seven.

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