Pregnant women told to avoid eggs, meat and lustful thoughts

NEW DELHI - Pregnant women in India are being advised to stay away from meat, eggs and lust - drawing derision from health experts who slammed the tips on Tuesday as completely unscientific.

The recommendations are contained in a booklet compiled by the government-funded Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy.

Pregnant women must avoid "eggs, non-veg etc." and detach themselves from "desire" and "lust", said the booklet, extracts of which were published in Indian media.