Maternal Diet Modifies Allergic Childhood
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Increase consumption of green and yellow vegetables, citrus and vegetables and fruits rich in beta carotene (usually red and orange) to reduce the risk of having a baby with eczema on the skin.
Foods rich in vitamin E, present in green vegetables, also reduces the risk of having children with respiratory problems, reported in the journal Allergy.
Beta carotene and vitamin E are two of the many antioxidants present in vegetables and fruits that are beneficial to health. But previous research on the consumption of mothers and children have allergies conflicting results.
In a new study, the team is evaluating the consumption of vegetables and fruits during pregnancy from 763 women and the early onset of allergic eczema or wheezing in their children.
Women around 30 years and 17 weeks of pregnancy when surveyed about their health. When the babies were between 16 and 24 months of age, participants reported on the birth and breastfeeding, number of siblings older tobacco and tobacco exposure.