Is it safe to eat durians in pregnancy?

Dr Patrick Chia answers:

It is true that some Asian communities maintain a taboo against eating durians in pregnancy. For example, in the Chinese traditional approach to well-being, durians are believed to be too “heaty” to be eaten in pregnancy. As such, many ethnic Chinese communities in Southeast Asia advise their mothers-to-be to avoid this king of fruits.

Strictly speaking, there have been no studies about the safety of eating durians in pregnancy. At the same time, modern science has not uncovered any reason to believe it is unsafe to do so. There is certainly no reason to conclude that eating durians in pregnancy can cause high blood pressure or nappy rash in newborns.

However, a pregnant woman should eat durians in moderation as the fruit contains large amounts of sugar and carbohydrates – two medium sized seeds have about 60 calories. Durians are considered a high-glycaemic food so it is best to limit your intake of durian in pregnancy. Those with gestational diabetes should avoid eating durians because of its high sugar content.

Some researchers have highlighted the benefits of organo-sulphur and tryptophan in durians. These compounds have antioxidant effects. They also have anti-microbial, antibacterial and anti-fungal properties which may benefit pregnancy.

Getting married in 7 days!!!!

Ya rite!!! I am getting married in 7 days!!!! And I am coming down with sore throat and nak demam je rasenye..seram sejuk. Keje pulak tengah bertimbun..nak kene semak karangan budak2 y entah pe2 y ditulis.. Hope to finish the marking before I go off for holiday..Yeay!!!tak sabornye nak majlis nanti. Another 1 in my family after my sister, but this time I will be the bride..hehe.. And tak sabar juge nak berkumpul ramai2 sekali lagi..but this time much more different coz my youngest sister will be thare tooo!!! Haha..dier lah y didere untuk buat persiapan kawen aku..hehe.. Time dier nanti sape lah plak y nak buat semue...hope we all will be there that time too help..huhu.. Ooopppsss...bride mesti happy2 kan diri..yeehaa!!! Mari kite lihat persiapan kenduri aku..

Baju

Ujung minggu lepas sempat balik ke Penang untuk fitting my baju nikah, baju kenduri and baju outdoor with tudung2 y aku and Syaza cari di TAR during Thaipusam. Everythings seems okay to my eyesight..hehe.

Rumah

Sangat banyak perbezaan since I went out from the house a month ago. Outside colour change. Interior design jugak banyak perubahan. Cume bilik pengantin belum siap lagi..hehe.. Tunggu bakal pengantin perempuan balik untuk deco..hehe.. Tapi barang2nye dah ade dah..cume perlu dipasang and dikemaskan jer..

Hantaran

OMG!!!!sangat kreatif rupenye adikku ini.. sangat cantik gubahannye..hehe..nice and simple jer..I like.. FYI..my hantaran semuenye digubah oleh my sister Syaza. She is the tulang belakang of my wedding after my mother. They have done a lot of things to make sure that my wedding will run smoothly and according to what I want. Hopefully everything will be okey on the day itself..amin.. Kite hanye merancang..Tuhan penentu segalanye.. Doakan majlis aku berjlan lancar ye kawan2.. Thank you in advance.. See ya on that day..!!!

Sneak peak: my kain for baju nikah..

17 hari lagi!!!!!

Ha??? biar betul, aku tengok kat counter, 2 minggu lebih lagi..tengok kat blog lagi 17 hari lagi!!!!wawawawa..takutnye.. Betul ker aku takut? atau sebenarnye suke sangat2..hahahaha..entah lah..banyak perasaan y bercampur baur skarg nie..mane nak kejar schedule lab students..nak sambung tulis tesis y tak tersambung2..hahaha..n due datenye by the end of Feb.. Can I make it??huu..sebenarnye otak nie malas nak fikir.. I like to do, but I dont like to think..boleh tak cam tu..hehe..

Magnatic bar..

Haha..dulu kat UTP aku dok berebut bende nie dengan partner lab, sekarang aku yang memegannye..banyak saiz lak tu.... Sometimes, how silly life can be..Sometimes we are upstairs, and sometimes we are low below..but always remember that life is like wheels..haha.. That is all I can say, coz in the future no one knows what will happen..just pray for the best in whatever you do and seek for HIS blessing..Insyaallah..everything will be okey..

Tata..

Nervous

Am I having nervous breakdown???hahaha.. I also don't really know myself..

Dua Malaikat..Sayangnya ALLAH Pada Kita..

Rasulullah s.a.w. ada bersabda, katanya, 'Setiap anak Adam akan dijaga oleh dua malaikat. Malaikat yang di sebelah kanan lebih berkuasa dari yang sebelah kiri. Sekiranya seseorang anak Adam melakukan dosa maka malaikat yang di sebelah kiri akan bertanya pada malaikat di sebelah kanan katanya, 'Apakah yang harus aku catit?'

Kata malaikat di sebelah kanan, 'Jangan kamu catit dahulu dosanya sehingga ia melakukan 5 kesalahan. Malaikat yang di kiri bertanya lagi,'Kalau ia telah melakukan 5 kesalahan, apa yang harus aku catitkan?'

Jawab malaikat kanan, 'Biarkannya, sehingga ia membuat kebaikan kerana kami telah diberitahu oleh Allah s.w.t bahawa satu kebaikan akan mendapat 10 pahala. Oleh itu hapuskanlah 5 kesalahannya yang lalu sebagai tebusan dan kami masih simpankan untuknya 5 pahala lagi.'

Tercenganglah syaitan mendengarkannya lalu berkata,'Kalau macam ini sampai bilakah aku dapat merosakkan anak Adam.'

Demikianlah rahmat Allah pada hambanya, kasihsayangNya melimpah ruah tiada terbatas hanya hambanya saja yang lalai dan leka dengan keseronokkan serta kemewahan dunia. '



Makan???

Haha..selama tige minggu aku keje di UCSI nie, aku tak pernah keluar makan tengah hari di luar pn..haha.. Satu sebab, aku tak tau tempat.. Kedua, aku takut masuk lambat. Ketige..aku rase macam boleh diet kot.. Keempat...satu care penjimatan..hehe.. Aku stock biskut macam2 jenis dalam bilik aku nie banyak2.. Time lunch, aku bancuh air vico (owh lupe, aku ade bawak heater skali yer) and makan sebungkus biskut. Itu je..

Tapi kadang2 terase gak nak makan..aku pn beli lah kat cafe..makanannye banyak jenis..tapi bukan favourite aku lah semuanye sebab cafe tu kene prepare makanan untuk student y multicultural, multilevel business etc. kat sini... kalau ngidam sambal belacan tu jangan haraplah nak dapat.. Harge makanannye pn boleh tahan gak..macam makan kat hotel tuh..abis budak2, lecturer2 foreigner kat sini derang ketuk..hahahaha...

Lagi satu, ade macam2 jenis biskut gak aku stock dalam kerete.. Itu langkah untuk tidak berhenti makan dan juge jike berlaku kelaparan mase dalam jem..hahaha..klako tak?

P/s: gambar di bawah nie adalah gambar kucing y maje y aku jumpe kat sini..and tempat tido dier atas kerete mahal2..kerete aku dier tak minat..hehe..btw..kete student lagi hebat dari kerete lecturer tau.. mayb lecturer simpan kerete kat rumah takut kene sabotaj ngan student..hehe..

Want to swim?

Argh!!!rase macam nak je terjun dalam kolam nie.. How I missed going into the pool.. It has been ages!!haha.. Nevermind..I am targeting to buy burkini one day..though I wonder when will I swim coz after this I am the one that will punch out sharp at 5pm and rush back home to my hubby..hehe.. Maybe I can choose 1 day of the week for swimming..nak jugak terjun dalam kolam nie..tak kire!!

This is the pool in my office..Tuesday is "ladies day" from 5pm-8pm..maybe I can go on this day..hehe..