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Is it ok to eat lunch meat during pregnancy?

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

NOT SAFE unless...: Most lunch meats contain nitrites, a chemical that crosses the placenta & increases a baby's risk of brain tumors! see http://www.Livestrong.Com/article/344031-sodium-nitrite-pregnancy/ & http://www.Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.Gov/pubmed/8824361 you may find nitrite-free lunch meats but i strongly advise eating only organic meats when pregnant: http://www.Ncbhttp://drrandybaker.Com/2013/04/22/organic-food-diet/.

Answered 9/28/2016

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