Women who take fish oil supplements during their third trimester of pregnancy may cut their child’s risk of developing asthma, a new clinical trial suggests.
In a new study conducted by the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC) and the University of Waterloo, it was found that women who were prescribed 2.4 grams of long-chain omega-3 supplements during the last weeks of pregnancy reduced their children’s risk of asthma by 31 per cent.
Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, which include eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are found in cold water fish and are key to regulating human immune response.
