Women who took fish oil during the last three months of pregnancy significantly lowered the risk that their children would develop asthma, a study in Denmark has found. Among children whose mothers took fish-oil capsules, 16.9 percent had asthma by age 3, compared with 23.7 percent whose mothers were given placebos. The difference, nearly 7 percentage points, translates to a risk reduction of about 31 percent.

Key Takeaways:

• Taking fish oil in the last trimester of pregnancy might lower your baby’s risk of getting asthma, a new study suggests.
• The difference was greatest among kids whose moms started out with low blood levels of EPA and DHA, omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil.
• Also, some other studies on fish oil have shown conflicting results, including an Australian study that found fish oil in pregnancy didn’t reduce wheezing or allergy symptoms.

“Taking fish oil in the last trimester of pregnancy might lower your baby’s risk of getting asthma, a new study suggests.”

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