Pregnant and peanut butter

There is a lot of conflicting advice about eating peanut butter during pregnancy. Peanut butter contains healthy fats, vitamins and minerals that you need extra during pregnancy. But on the other hand, there is some evidence that eating peanut butter can have negative consequences for the unborn baby. Developing a peanut allergy could be one of the possible consequences, but there is also evidence that eating too much peanut butter during pregnancy can lead to asthma, liver damage and cancer. Studies on this are contradictory, so that no clear conclusions can be drawn for the time being. The most important question is how great the risks are and whether they outweigh the healthy properties of peanut butter for pregnant women?

Peanut butter has many positive health properties for pregnant women, but there are also some downsides. In general, pregnant women who suffer from allergies or where allergies run in families are not recommended to eat peanut butter. Women who do not suffer from asthma or allergies can simply eat peanut butter. The results of the studies are too unclear to draw any real conclusions. As a result, the healthy nutritional value of peanut butter outweighs the possible risks to the unborn child.