By Ted Ranosa
Expectant mothers who take fish oil during the first three months of their pregnancy are more likely to lower their child’s risk of having asthma, a new study says.
Pediatrician Dr. Hans Bisgaard and his colleagues at the University of Copenhagen examined how a regular intake of fish oil during pregnancy can help prevent unborn babies from developing asthma.
The researchers discovered that pregnant women who were given fish oil supplements throughout their third trimester were able to reduce their child’s chances of getting the respiratory condition considerably by the time the child became a toddler.
