Apples Prevent Asthma in Babies

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As a father of 3 Asthma sufferers and the husband of another Asthma sufferer, I was quite surprised that a simple act like eating apples during pregnancy can help prevent Asthma developing in babies.

This was reported on the BBC News Site - Pre-birth apples benefit babies

The University of Aberdeen conducted the project in which they quizzed 2,000 mothers-to-be on their eating habits, then looked at their child’s health over five years. Their results were very surprising - that those who ate four or more apples a week were half as likely to have an asthmatic child compared with those who ate one or fewer.

They also found a link between eating more fish in pregnancy, and a lower chance of their child developing the allergic skin condition eczema.

Apples are already linked to better lung health when taken by adults, perhaps due to their antioxidant properties, and oily fish in particular contain Omega-3 oils, which, it has been suggested, offer health benefits.

The project, funded by the charity Asthma UK, has previously revealed links between vitamin consumption in pregnancy and lower levels of asthma.

This time, they feel that while the apparently strong link between apples and asthma does not prove that eating the fruit is the cause of lower asthma rates in children, it does offer a strong argument for a balanced diet during pregnancy.

An apple a day….

Written by admin on October 25th, 2007 with 2 comments.
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