The omega 3 fatty acids they contain are “definitively and significantly related” to preventing breathing problems, lead researcher Professor Hans Bisgaard said. The Copenhagen University Hospital study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined the effect on pregnant women of fish oil supplements. Professor Bisgaard said: “We have long suspected there was aRead more
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By Isabelle Jones A new clinical trial suggests that pregnant women to take fish oil during their third trimester may cut their kid’s risk for developing asthma by as much as one-third, according to an article by Tucson. The dose of fish oil given to the pregnant women was high, with fatty acid levels thatRead more
By: Biodun Oyeleye For women in the third trimester of pregnancy, supplementation with n-3 longchain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) is associated with a reduction in the risk of persistent wheeze and asthma in offspring. These are the findings of a study published in the ‘New England Journal of Medicine’. Supplementation of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fattyRead more
Women who take fish oil supplements during their third trimester of pregnancy may cut their child’s risk of developing asthma, a new clinical trial suggests. In a new study conducted by the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC) and the University of Waterloo, it was found that women who were prescribed 2.4 gramsRead more
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
