Is it bad to drink energy drinks like Monsters during a pregnancy?

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Caffeine can have many negative effects on a pregnancy, including raising your blood pressure, making it harder for your body to absorb iron, and generally increasing stress. Energy drinks contain much more caffeine than coffee, so best to avoid them

Answered - 56 days ago at 12:18pm on Apr 09 2012

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Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the vessels. Blood pressure is determined by the heart’s output and resistance to blood flow in the vessels. If either of these factors changes and there are no compensating changes, blood pressure will change.Blood pressure is a good measure of the health of a person's heart and blood vessels. Higher than normal blood pressure is called hypertension.

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