Meet calorie, nutrient and fluid needs for pregnancy and lactation. If you drink alcohol, replace B-vitamin loss. As the biological clock keeps ticking, metabolism keeps slowing. Increased weight, infertility, bone and muscle loss become concerns. Weight adds up easily.
Infertility hits about age thirty-nine, then increases after forty.
Neither condition is optimal. After age 35, if food choices are poor, calcium loss is escalated. Heavy alcohol consumption sizably increases calcium loss. Keep proper body weight before pregnancy. Include plenty of vitamins B6, C, D, E, and magnesium, potassium and zinc from foods such as fortified cereal, low-fat milk, orange juice, lean meat and whole grains.