Pregnant? Eat apples and fish!

A new study has found that women who consume apple and fish during pregnancy may lessen the risk of their babies developing asthma or allergic diseases. The study, conducted at the University of Aberdeen, UK, found that pregnant women who ate the most apples were most likely to protect their children from asthma, as compared to children of mothers who had the lowest apple intake. The study also found that children of mothers who ate fish once or more a week were at a lesser risk of eczema than children of mothers who never ate fish. The study did not find any defensive outcome against asthma or allergic diseases from many other foods, including vegetables, fruit juice, citrus or kiwi fruit, whole grain products, fat from dairy products or margarine or other low-fat spreads.