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Nutrition during the preconception period, as well as throughout a pregnancy, has a major impact on pregnancy outcome. Among pre-pregnancy considerations, the pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI), folic acid status, and socioeconomic status are the most important.

Obesity, defined as a body mass index of 30 or greater, is an epidemic in the United States and other industrialized nations, and it is rapidly becoming one in developing nations. As countries transition to westernized lifestyles, obesity tends to increase. Obesity rates vary from as little as 2 percent in some Asian countries to as much as 75 percent in some Pacific nations. There are more than 300 million obese persons in the world, and more than 750 million overweight persons. In the United States, 34 percent of adults are overweight and 30.5 percent are obese. Between 1980 and 2000, the percentage of overweight children aged six to eleven doubled, from 7 percent to 15 percent, and the percentage of overweight adolescents ages twelve to nineteen tripled, from 5 percent to 16 percent. In Europe, the thinnest country is Sweden, with about 10 percent obesity, while the fattest is Lithuania, with about 79 percent obesity. The sad fact is the prevalence of obesity appears to be increasing in all countries.

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: 35 minutes

9 servings

Ingredients:

½ cup Atkins Bake Mix

¼ cup wheat gluten

3 eggs

1 cup whole milk

1 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup beef drippings (fat) or vegetable oil

Procedure:

1. Heat oven to 450°F. Whisk together bake mix, gluten, eggs, milk and salt.

Lemon contains plenty of vitamin C, small amounts of some B vitamins and E. It also contains substantial quantities of magnesium, potassium, calcium and phosphorus, copper, zinc, iron and manganese. Vitamin C from lemon can be consumed easily from squeezing sour lemon on food. Lemon activates the immune system, is beneficial to the lining of the digestive tract and stomach, stimulates the pancreas and liver and relieves rheumatism and arthritis. Note: Lime juice can be used as substitute for lemon juice for its medicinal properties.

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