Phosphatidylcholine and DHA are both very important for mothers during lactation. Breastfeeding mothers and infants need to consume enough phospholipids and DHA to obtain sufficient nutrition. These two foods have a great help to the bodies of both babies and mothers. Mothers should pay attention to these foods. Can phospholipids and DHA be eaten together? Let's learn about it together.
Can lecithin and DHA be eaten together
1. Among numerous nutrients, lecithin plays a very important role in the development of the brain and nervous system. The development of a baby's brain includes two very important aspects, one is the size and quantity of brain cells, and the other is the connectivity and richness between various nerve cells. And phospholipids play an irreplaceable and important role in both aspects.
2. DHA, commonly known as "brain gold", accounts for 30-45% of the total fat content in the brain and 50% of the phospholipids in the retina. Adequate nutrition is an important foundation for the development of visual acuity. Therefore, mothers and infants during pregnancy and lactation must consume sufficient amounts of DHA, lutein, and lecithin to enable their babies to have a fully developed brain and create favorable material conditions for further intellectual development.
3. Eating together plays a crucial role in the development of the baby's brain.
The role of DHA
1. Promote fetal brain development. After the fetus reaches 5 months old, artificial stimulation of the fetus's auditory, visual, and tactile senses can cause more dendrites to grow in the sensory center of the fetal cerebral cortex, which requires the mother to supply the fetus with more DHA at the same time.
2. Promote the maturation of retinal photoreceptor cells. DHA not only has a significant impact on fetal brain development, but also plays an important role in the maturation of retinal photoreceptor cells.
3. Enhance the development of brain cells. In the cerebral cortex, DHA is not only the main component of nerve conduction cells, but also the main component of cell membrane formation. Most DHA is not digested by gastric juice, but directly enters the bloodstream and is absorbed by organs such as the liver or brain.
4. Reduce postpartum depression. Research shows that 50-75% of women in China experience a period of postpartum depression with the birth of their child, and 10% -15% of new mothers experience it strongly, known as "postpartum depression" in specialized terminology.
Through the previous text, I believe that all mothers have already understood the two questions of whether phospholipids and DHA can be eaten together and the effects of DHA. Mothers should not consume those nutrients indiscriminately during lactation, but should consume them in a targeted manner, especially foods rich in phospholipids and DHA, in order to have great benefits for both the baby and mother's bodies.
