By Belinda Tasker Taking fish oil supplements during pregnancy can help mums reduce their child’s chances of developing asthma during the first five years of life, medical researchers have discovered. A study of 695 newborns in Denmark found that the risk of developing asthma or a persistent wheeze dropped by a third among children whose mumsRead more
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By Amy Norton The fish oil dose was high — with fatty acid levels that were 15 to 20 times more than the average American gets from food. But there were no significant side effects, according to lead researcher Dr. Hans Bisgaard. He’s a professor of pediatrics at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark. HeRead more
By Kate Bueckert For the five-year study, 736 pregnant women were asked to take 2.4 grams of either fish oil or the placebo olive oil daily starting at 24 weeks of gestation. The study was a double-blind test, meaning neither the researchers nor the women knew who was taking which supplement. Researchers were able to followRead more
Credit: Light Imaging The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that women who were prescribed 2.4 grams of long-chain omega-3 supplements during the third trimester of pregnancy reduced their children’s risk of asthma by 31 per cent. Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, which include eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), areRead more
By Ramya Ramaswami, M.B., B.S., M.P.H., Charles N. Serhan, Ph.D., D.Sc., Bruce D. Levy, M.D., and Maria Makrides, B.N.D., Ph.D. Ms. Franklin is a 30-year-old woman who is 20 weeks pregnant with her second child and is seeing you today for a routine prenatal visit. She is a healthy woman with a history of well-controlled asthma.Read more
December 29, 2016 — Women who took fish oil during the last three months of pregnancy significantly lowered the risk that their children would develop asthma, a study in Denmark has found. Among children whose mothers took fish-oil capsules, 16.9 percent had asthma by age 3, compared with 23.7 percent whose mothers were given placebos.Read 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 getsRead more
by: Diego Rondon In the study released on Wednesday, the Danish researchers learned that women who took fish oil supplements during the final three months of pregnancy helped them reduce their offspring’s chances of developing asthma or persistent wheezing during the first five years of life. “I would say that the finding that the effectRead more
By Elizabeth De Faria Asthma is a chronic disease that causes wheezing, coughing and breathing trouble. One in five young children is affected by asthma and wheezing disorders. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than six million children in the United States have asthma. Over 330 million children and adults sufferRead more
Author: Anum Javed LONDON: A Danish study of 695 pregnant women is raising the possibility that fish oil supplements begun in the final three months of pregnancy may reduce the risk of asthma or persistent wheezing in offspring. The supplements brought the risk from 23.7 percent among mothers in the placebo group who took 2.4Read more
