孕期減肥安全嗎?大綱
Pregnant women are continuously shamed for the choices they make. They're shamed for working out, for not working out, for overeating, for not eating enough.
孕婦經常爲她們所做的決定而感到羞愧。鍛鍊也羞愧、不鍛鍊也羞愧；爲暴飲暴食而羞愧、爲吃的不夠而羞愧。This noise has given way to confusion surrounding an important question: Is it safe to try to lose weight while pregnant? Iffath Hoskins, MD, an ob-gyn at NYU Langone Health, tells Health that the answer to that question is complicated.
但這些聲音都讓位於這一重要問題：孕期減肥安全嗎？紐約大學朗格健康學院的婦產科醫生伊法斯·霍斯金斯（Iffath Hoskins）醫學博士對《健康》雜誌說道：這一問題的答案十分複雜。As a general rule, women shouldn't plan to try to shed weight while pregnant. There's a lot going on with your body during pregnancy, and you don't want to add extra stress to an already stressful process. "The first item to talk about is the fact that when you're pregnant you have increased demand on your body. To try to actively lose weight is not a good idea," Dr. Hoskins says.
一般情況下，孕婦不應減肥。懷孕期間，孕婦的身體會發生很多變化，難道你想讓這本來就頗具壓力的過程更加緊張嗎？"首先你要了解實際情況：懷孕時，你的身體需求會增加。這時候積極減肥並不是一個好主意，"霍斯金斯醫生說道。
She adds, "There are many reasons why [a woman] gains weight during pregnancy." The placenta and the baby's body cause weight gain, as does the presence of amniotic fluid in the body. But these changes contribute to temporary weight gain that should disappear with time after she gives birth. Ultimately, aiming to lose weight while pregnant is safe only under rare circumstances, Dr. Hoskins says.
她補充道，"孕婦增重的原因有很多。"胎盤和嬰兒會導致體重增加，孕婦體內的羊水也會如此。但這些變化帶來的體重增加只是臨時的，生寶寶之後，這些變化也應隨之消失。最終，只有在極少數情況下，孕期減肥纔是安全的，霍斯金斯醫生說道。
Doctors take into consideration a number of factors when determining the best weight management plan for a pregnant patient. Dr. Hoskins says the following questions are among these considerations: "Is she underweight? What is her lifestyle? What work does she do? What is her usual caloric intake?" After taking these into account, "we create a customized plan for that patient," she says.
就孕婦最佳體重管理計劃一事，醫生考慮了諸多因素。霍斯金斯醫生表示，下列幾個問題都屬於考慮範疇："她是不是體重過輕？她的生活方式如何？她做什麼工作？通常情況下她會攝入多少熱量？"考慮這些因素之後，"我們會爲患者打造量身計劃，"她說道。On average, women gain 12 to 24 pounds while pregnant, explains Dr. Hoskins. "If a woman is average weight, we tell her she should expect to gain weight. But she can stay closer to the lower end," she says. Staying closer to that end means looking at an extra 12 to 14 pounds during pregnancy. But this range won't work for every woman. A woman could gain up to 44 pounds while pregnant and still have a healthy pregnancy, Dr. Hoskins says.
孕婦平均會增重12至24磅，霍斯金斯醫生解釋道。"如果女性體重正常，我們會告訴她，體重增長可能是預料之內的事情。但她可以儘可能的少增重，"她說道。儘可能的少增重意味着孕期額外增重12至14磅。但這並不適用於每一位女性。有些孕婦甚至增重44磅，但仍屬於健康範疇，霍斯金斯醫生說道。
