Med diet 'cuts baby asthma risk' (BBC)

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Pregnant women who eat a Mediterranean diet may help protect their children from asthma and other allergies, researchers say.

The Crete team studied 468 mothers and their children from pregnancy to six and a half years after the birth.

They found asthma and allergies were significantly less common in children whose mothers ate lots of vegetables, fruit, nuts and fish during pregnancy.

The Thorax study also found eating high levels of red meat increased the risk.

It made that conclusion in cases where red meat was being eaten more than three to four times a week.
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