Influence of pregnancy on dietary selection.
Three interrelated symptom ' complexes' are implicated in dietary changes during pregnancy: nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP), dietary aversions, and dietary cravings. These are discussed with particular emphasis on NVP and the fate of the fetus.
D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology; D005502:Food / Q000009:adverse effects; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D009325:Nausea / Q000378:metabolism; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010842:Pica / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000378:metabolism; D014839:Vomiting / Q000378:metabolism