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
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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 anotherRead more
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
A Danish study’s results suggests pregnant women that take a fish oil supplement during the final 3 months of pregnancy may reduce their baby’s risk of developing asthma or persistent wheezing. The study involved 736 pregnant women, in their third trimester. Half the women took a placebo containing olive oil and the other group wasRead more
Taking certain omega-3 fatty acid supplements during pregnancy can reduce the risk of childhood asthma by almost one third, according to a new study from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC) and the University of Waterloo. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that women who were prescribedRead more
By Jenn Rose The rate of asthma in young children is on the rise, but a new Danish study may point towards a possible solution: taking fish oil during pregnancy may help prevent asthma and wheezing disorders, according to Fox News. Much more research needs to be done, so don’t go rushing to the pharmacyRead more
By DENISE GRADY 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. TheRead more
Studies of fish oil and health are like studies about coffee — there’s plenty of contradictory information out there. With that in mind, here’s the latest turn: A Danish study finds that women who took fish oil supplements during pregnancy reduced the risk of asthma in their children. “I would say that the finding thatRead more
By Gene Emery 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 2.4 gramsRead more
By MEGAN THIELKING Fatty acids found in fish oil taken during pregnancy could help prevent asthma among children — but experts caution more research is needed before expectant mothers pop the supplement. You’ll want to know: Researchers randomly assigned 736 women who were six months pregnant to receive either a fish oil capsule or aRead more
