Danish Study Links Fish Oil During Pregnancy With Lower Asthma Risk In Kids
Studies of fish oil and health are like studies about coffee — there's plenty of contradictory information out there.
With that in mind, here's the latest turn: A Danish study finds that women who took fish oil supplements during pregnancy reduced the risk of asthma in their children.
"I would say that the finding that the effect was there was maybe not the surprise, because there have been indications," says the study's lead researcher, Dr. Hans Bisgaard, of the University of Copenhagen. "But the magnitude was very surprising to us".....
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Omega-3 fatty acids may reduce asthma risk in children
Study finds omega-3 fatty acids taken during pregnancy reduces risk of childhood asthma.
WATERLOO, Ontario, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Researchers have found taking certain omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy reduces the risk of the child developing asthma by nearly one-third.
The study from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, or COPSAC, and the University of Waterloo, found that women who were prescribed 2.4 grams of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids during the third trimester of pregnancy reduced the risk of their child developing the disease by 31 percent.....
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CDC: Millions of U.S. workers have occupational asthma
Atlanta – As many as 2.7 million U.S. workers may have asthma caused or aggravated by workplace conditions, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Researchers examined data on nearly 209,000 adults in 21 states from the 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Asthma Call-back Survey. Of the 108,000 who had worked in the year before the interview, 7.7 percent had asthma. Prevalence of current asthma was highest in health care support jobs (12.4 percent) and the health care and social assistance industry (10.7 percent).
Workplace exposures that contribute to asthma include dust and other allergens, as well as secondhand smoke.....
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