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Mom’s Diet May Cause Child Allergies and Asthma? January 27, 2008

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Mediterranean Diet In Pregnancy Helps Ward Off Childhood Asthma And Allergy

ScienceDaily (2008-01-16) — Mums to be who eat a Mediterranean diet while pregnant could help stave off the risks of asthma and allergy in their children, suggests new research. The findings are based on 468 mother and child pairs, who were tracked from pregnancy up to 6.5 years after the birth.

What the mothers ate during pregnancy and what their children were eating by the time they were 6 years old were assessed using food frequency questionnaires.

The results were then scored from 0 to 7, according to how much of their food intake matched a traditional Mediterranean diet of vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts, fish, dairy products and olive oil.

A score of 4 to 7 indicated a high quality Mediterranean diet, while a score of 3 or less reflected the opposite. … > read full article

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1.   Mom’s Diet May Cause Child Allergies and Asthma? by diet.MEDtrials.info - January 28, 2008

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