Some days ago we mentioned that the pregnant woman’s diet affects baby’s health. In the same vein, but related to allergies, a Japanese study has found that eating fruits and vegetables during pregnancy helps prevent certain baby allergies like eczema and asthma.
Increasing the consumption of green and yellow vegetables, citrus fruits, and vegetables and fruits rich in beta carotene (the red and orange) decreases the risk of the baby suffering from eczema, an inflammatory skin disease of allergic origin.
For its part, increasing the consumption of foods rich in vitamin E, present in most green vegetables, reduces the risk of the baby suffering from respiratory difficulties, as reported in the journal Allergy. (more…)
