It has been shown that the postnatal development of children of mothers who consumed olive oil during pregnancy is better in terms of height, weight, behavior and psychomotor reflexes.
The IOC, International Olive Council, in the usual update on the results of scientific research that correlate olive oil and health.
The fetus needs Vitamin E to grow. The newborn also needs a supply of vitamin E to combat the oxidative stress caused by entering an oxygen atmosphere. Although not very abundant in olive oil, it is present in sufficient quantities thanks to the resistance of olive oil to oxidation.
Therefore, both the amount and the type of food consumed in the diet during pregnancy play a key role in the metabolic adaptations that occur in the mother and in her functional relationship with the fetus.
