"Pregnant Women Frequently Eating Convenience Store Lunchboxes and Frozen Foods Have Twice the Risk of Stillbirth, Japanese Research Team Analyzes"

Pregnant Women Consuming Frozen Foods 3-7+ Times Weekly Have 2.2 Times Higher Risk of Stillbirth Compared to Those Consuming Less Than Once Weekly

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[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] A study has found that pregnant women who frequently eat convenience store lunch boxes or frozen foods have more than twice the risk of fetal stillbirth.

On the 12th, Japan's Mainichi Shimbun reported, "A research team led by Professor Mayu Sugiura of Nagoya City University recently announced these findings."

The research team analyzed the relationship between the consumption of commercially available lunch boxes, frozen foods, canned foods, and stillbirth based on data from 94,062 pregnant women.

As a result, pregnant women who frequently consumed such foods had a relatively higher risk of stillbirth. Pregnant women who ate commercially available lunch boxes 1 to 2 times per week had twice the probability of stillbirth compared to those who ate them less than once a week. Furthermore, the risk of stillbirth for pregnant women who ate commercially available lunch boxes 3 to 7 times or more per week increased to 2.6 times higher.

In the case of frozen foods, pregnant women who consumed them 3 to 7 times or more per week had a 2.2 times higher risk of stillbirth compared to those who ate them less than once a week.

Professor Sugiura explained, "There are previous studies suggesting that bisphenol A, a raw material of polycarbonate used in food containers, may affect pregnancy, but since this substance could potentially cause stillbirth, more detailed research is necessary."

Meanwhile, this research was published in the international nutrition journal Nutrients.

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