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 pharmacy just yet. But this latest evidence is promising. Researchers gave about 700 pregnant women capsules containing either 2.4 grams of fish oil or olive oil, and while 23.7 percent of the children born to the placebo group eventually developed asthma or persistent wheezing, only 16.9 percent of the fish oil babies did.
