Fish oil in infancy protects against food allergy in Iceland-Results from a birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consumption of oily fish or fish oil during pregnancy, lactation and infancy has been linked to a reduction in the development of allergic diseases in childhood.

Methods

In an observational study, Icelandic children (n = 1304) were prospectively followed from birth to 2.5 years with detailed questionnaires administered at birth and at 1 and 2 years of age, including questions about fish oil supplementation. Children with suspected food allergy were invited for physical examinations, allergic sensitization tests, and a double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge if the allergy testing or clinical history indicated food allergy. The study investigated the development of sensitization to food and confirmed food allergy according to age and frequency of postnatal

SUBMITTER: Clausen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6032905 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature