800 Women Die Everyday in Pregnancy

800 Women Die Everyday in Pregnancy

Did you know that approximately millions of women die each year from pregnancy related complications? Did you also know that 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries? The biggest culprit here is high blood pressure during pregnancy (preeclampsia and eclampsia). And take a wild guess which health risk is on the rise in developing countries? Diabetes! It is already a known fact that diabetes and high blood pressure are intertwined. But why is it that so many of today's poor are becoming diabetic? Could it be because the cheapest food they can buy is starch based products like rice, potatoes and pasta? And guess what happens when our system becomes overloaded from eating foods high in starch? Well any doctor will tell you starch...Read More

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