Women who take fish while her pregnancy can help to protect their offspring from developing a disease like asthma as those who consume fish oil supplements, a new study finds. Pregnant women who eat high doses of omega-3 fatty acids in the third trimester may help to keep save their kids from developing breathing problems in their early childhood, according to the research. “With almost equal to slightly higher cost, consuming 8-12 ounces (2-3 servings) of fish with low mercury levels a week not only may attain the same asthma protection, but also strengthen the nutritional benefits of infant growth and development,” said Richard Lockey, Professor at the University of South Florida in the US.
The study which is published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, was organized in three groups of women who were in their third trimester. The first group took omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil daily while on the other hand, the second group consumed a placebo. The third group was named the “no oil” group who were allowed to consume either fish or fish oil supplements as per their choices. The researchers found that the children in the fish oil and the “no oil” groups took less asthma medication as they aged to 24 years old, inferring both groups developed less asthma. “Omega-3 fatty acids cannot be synthesised by humans and therefore are essential nutrients which are derived exclusively from marine sources,” said iChen Hsing Lin from the University of South Florida.
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