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Explain why are pregnant women advised to eat healthy food and avoid junk food?

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Because the foetus inside the mother takes all its nutrition from the mother through the placenta and the umbilical cord, therefore, pregnant women should eat healthy food items and avoid junk food items to keep the baby healthy.
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