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Women who take fish oil supplements during the last three months of pregnancy may reduce their child’s risk of developing asthma by almost one third, a new study in Denmark has found. The study, published in the Thursday’s issue of New England Journal of Medicine, assigned about 700 pregnant Danish women at 24 weeks ofRead more

Women who take fish oil during their third trimester of pregnancy might reduce their children’s risk of developing asthma, a new clinical trial suggests. A team of researchers led by Hans Bisgaard, a professor of pediatrics at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, randomly assigned 736 pregnant women to take either fish oil capsules orRead more

Women who take fish oil during their third trimester of pregnancy might cut their children’s risk of developing asthma by as much as one-third, a new clinical trial suggests. The fish oil dose was high — with fatty acid levels that were 15 to 20 times more than the average American gets from food. ButRead more

By Amy Norton Women who take fish oil during their third trimester of pregnancy might cut their children’s risk of developing asthma by as much as one-third, a new clinical trial suggests. The fish oil dose was high — with fatty acid levels that were 15 to 20 times more than the average American gets fromRead more

By Pauline Lacsamana A study in Denmark found that taking fish oil supplements during pregnancy possibly decreased the risk of wheezing disorders in children. The study observed 736 pregnant women in their third trimester, with one group taking 2.4 grams of fish oil (15 to 20 times more than what most Americans consume) and another groupRead more

By Lisa Ryan Women who take fish-oil supplements during their last three months of pregnancy reduce the risk of their child developing asthma or wheezing, a new Danish study has found. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the study randomly assigned fish oil and placebos to more than 700 women in their thirdRead more

By Lisa Ryan Women who take fish-oil supplements during their last three months of pregnancy reduce the risk of their child developing asthma or wheezing, a new Danish study has found. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the study randomly assigned fish oil and placebos to more than 700 women in their thirdRead more

By Aboki Basira A Danish study has discovered that women who took fish oil supplements during pregnancy give birth to children with reduced risk of asthma. “I would say that the finding that the effect was there was maybe not the surprise, because there have been indications,” says Dr. Hans Bisgaard, the study’s lead researcherRead more

By ELSA VELASCO Los hijos de mujeres que tomaron suplementos de ácidos grasos omega-3 durante el embarazo tienen menor riesgo de sufrir asma e infecciones respiratorias durante la infancia. Es lo que concluye un estudio de la Universidad de Copenhague, Dinamarca, publicado ayer en The New England Journal of Medicine . En el ensayo participaronRead more

By Matthew Lin and Shaidah Deghan, MSc. Study Rundown: Asthma is a chronic disease that affects approximately 20% of young children, with the cost of care for these patients between 2005 and 2009 estimated as a little over $10 billion. The association between poor prenatal intake of n-3 LCPUFAs and increased risk of asthma inRead more