Eating fish in early childhood reduces risk of eczema and asthma

New research has found that giving children fish or cod liver oil from around one year of age could help reduce the risk of eczema, wheezing and asthma later in childhood.

The findings showed that among children who ate fish at least once a week from one year of age until age two, there was a 28% lower risk of eczema, a 40% lower risk of asthma, and a 34%lower risk of wheezing at six years of age. However, the researchers found no consistent association between a mother’s fish or cod liver oil intake and a child’s risk of allergies.The researchers concluded that children’s fish intake in the first year of life should be increased to help protect against conditions such as eczema and asthma.

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