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twobabies
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A new study was just of the news.........
if you eat at least one apple a day during your pregnancy it will dramatically reduce your babys risk of developing asthma.
it was just on chal. 2. the noon news.
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Apples During Pregnancy Help Prevent Baby's Asthma
NewsMax.com Wires
Friday, April 13, 2007
NEW YORK -- A new study suggests that women who eat apples while pregnant may protect their child from developing asthma and related symptoms.
In the study, researchers from The Netherlands and Scotland led by S. M. Willers of Utrecht University tracked the diets of nearly 2,000 pregnant women and checked the lung health of 1,253 of their children.
At age 5 years, 162 children (12.9 percent) had a bout of wheezing in the past year and 145 (11.6 percent) had doctor-confirmed asthma.
Among a wide variety of foods eaten and recorded by the pregnant women, only apple consumption showed a consistent protective association with the occurrence of childhood wheeze and asthma, according to the team's report published in the medical journal Thorax. This is a novel finding, Willers and colleagues note.
The researchers found that children of moms who munched on more than 4 apples per week were 37 percent less likely to have a history of wheezing and 53 percent less likely to have doctor-confirmed asthma, compared to moms who ate one or no apples per week while pregnant.
The specific association found with apples, and not with the total amount of fruits eaten or with citrus, fruit juice or vegetable consumption, hints at an apple-specific effect, the researchers say, possible because of its phytochemical content, such as flavonoids, which have been shown to have beneficial effects on adult lung function.
The study also found that eating fish during pregnancy may curb the risk of the allergic skin condition eczema in offspring. Children of mothers who ate fish once per week or more while pregnant had a 43 percent lower risk of eczema compared to children whose mothers avoided fish altogether.
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nbc188
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Re: A new study was just of the news.........
Posted by twobabies
if you eat at least one apple a day during your pregnancy it will dramatically reduce your babys risk of developing asthma.
it was just on chal. 2. the noon news.
Wow, very interesting. Unfortunately, I haven't eaten too many apples this pregnancy. Guess I could start now!!
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MsMBV
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Re: A new study was just of the news.........
cool I eat apples & drink apple juice all the time
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| Posted 4/13/07 12:51 PM |
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vegalady
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Re: A new study was just of the news.........
This is great news. I eat apples every day. And All i drink is apple juice and water.
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| Posted 4/13/07 12:52 PM |
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I should start. DH has bad asthma and is constantly worried that Ryan and our little girl on the way is going to have this as well.
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| Posted 4/13/07 12:53 PM |
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DanaRenee
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Re: A new study was just of the news.........
good, I eat an apple I'd say 6 out of 7 days of the week!! I love apples!
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| Posted 4/13/07 12:53 PM |
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2PreciousBlessings
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Re: A new study was just of the news.........
I eat an apple everyday.
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| Posted 4/13/07 12:54 PM |
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nbc188
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Re: A new study was just of the news.........
Geeze, now that you posted the article, I see the section about eating fish during pregnancy helping prevent eczema in babies...wish I heard that before...DH has bad eczema, and I've eaten fish ONCE total during this pregnancy.  
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| Posted 4/13/07 2:14 PM |
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InShock
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Re: A new study was just of the news.........
Good to know! I eat an apple probably 4x/week ... I think I can add one another day or two.
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| Posted 4/13/07 5:26 PM |
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Re: A new study was just of the news.........
This is interesting! I have started to eat more apples lately!
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| Posted 4/13/07 8:09 PM |
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hbugal
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Re: A new study was just of the news.........
Sounds good to me..one of my favorite snacks is apples and peanut butter...I guess I'll just have to keep it up..
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| Posted 4/13/07 8:14 PM |
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JenBenMen
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COOL! I ate so many apples
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| Posted 4/13/07 10:12 PM |
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Samnjenna
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Re: A new study was just of the news.........
I've actually been craving apples -- and when I can't get one I go for apple sauce!
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