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Hijiki seaweed

In pregnancy: Never While breastfeeding: Never

It can be toxic, and you cannot tell by looking

Why

It contains a lot of inorganic arsenic: the UK Food Standards Agency advises against eating it. Avoid it during pregnancy; if you like seaweed, choose nori or wakame in small amounts.

Instead

  • Nori seaweed, a little
  • Wakame seaweed, a little
  • Cooked spinach

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General information, not medical advice. It follows the public guidance for pregnancy and breastfeeding, and it cannot know your own history: for anything about your health or your baby's, the person to ask is your midwife or doctor.

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