One apple daily during pregnancy
Friday, November 25th, 2011The pregnant women who eat apples regularly, thus reducing risk in the future child to experience various allergies and asthma, the results of a study. The American immunologists from the hospital, “Saint John” in the Detroit Medical Center and the hospital “Beaumont” analyzed data on more than a thousand children aged 5 and nutrition of their mothers during pregnancy. The children of mothers who every day during their pregnancy ate at least one apple, 37% suffer less from allergies and 46% less frequently develop asthma, according to experts quoted by Reuters.
The positive effect of apples they explain the properties of flavonoids and other antioxidants contained in these fruits. An apple a day is sufficient to achieve a strong protective effect. The doctors have also found that use during pregnancy of fish (at least once a week) did decrease by at least 43% risk of eczema and dermatitis – the most common allergic skin reactions in infants.
The experts advise pregnant women must adhere to a balanced diet consisting of large amounts of fruits and vegetables and avoid overeating with nuts (especially peanuts), which are able to provoke allergic symptoms in children


