tofutti
01-18-2007, 12:35 PM
one more reason to eat salmon and choke down those fish oil capsules :)
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Pregnant women who eat oily fish, such as salmon and trout, may help protect their children against developing asthma.
The team from University of Southern California, Los Angeles looked at five-year-olds studied as part of the Children's Health Study and interviewed their mothers about their pregnancy diet.
They found that the children of asthmatic women who ate fish such as salmon and trout during their pregnancy were, on average, 71% were less likely to develop asthma themselves than those whose mothers did not.
The more fish the women ate, the less likely her child was to develop asthma.
The finding follows earlier studies which showed eating oily fish could reduce a person's asthmatic symptoms.
But the California team found children whose mother ate fish fingers during pregnancy may be at increased risk of developing asthma.
They suggest this could be because fish fingers are deep-fried and contain omega-6 fatty acids, which encourage inflammation of the airways,
Professor Frank Gilliland, who led the research, said: "Oily fish contain omega-3 fatty acids, which appear to be anti-inflammatory, and lead to the reduced potential for developing asthma and allergies."
He added; "A family history of asthma is a very strong risk factor for a child developing asthma.
"It appears that oily fish interacts with the genes involved in the predisposition to develop asthma, and somehow reduces the risk."
Asthma UK said there was increasing evidence that how a child's immune system developed in the womb was a key factor influencing whether or not they went on to develop asthma.
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Pregnant women who eat oily fish, such as salmon and trout, may help protect their children against developing asthma.
The team from University of Southern California, Los Angeles looked at five-year-olds studied as part of the Children's Health Study and interviewed their mothers about their pregnancy diet.
They found that the children of asthmatic women who ate fish such as salmon and trout during their pregnancy were, on average, 71% were less likely to develop asthma themselves than those whose mothers did not.
The more fish the women ate, the less likely her child was to develop asthma.
The finding follows earlier studies which showed eating oily fish could reduce a person's asthmatic symptoms.
But the California team found children whose mother ate fish fingers during pregnancy may be at increased risk of developing asthma.
They suggest this could be because fish fingers are deep-fried and contain omega-6 fatty acids, which encourage inflammation of the airways,
Professor Frank Gilliland, who led the research, said: "Oily fish contain omega-3 fatty acids, which appear to be anti-inflammatory, and lead to the reduced potential for developing asthma and allergies."
He added; "A family history of asthma is a very strong risk factor for a child developing asthma.
"It appears that oily fish interacts with the genes involved in the predisposition to develop asthma, and somehow reduces the risk."
Asthma UK said there was increasing evidence that how a child's immune system developed in the womb was a key factor influencing whether or not they went on to develop asthma.