Diet and Asthma By Health Day Is there a link between when you
introduce fish into your child's diet....and asthma? Does the
amount of fish matter? Both questions were part of a study that
included more than 72-hundred Dutch children who were all around
a year old at the start. Nutritional data was tracked via
questionnaires their parents filled out. Specific questions were
asked about when a child was first introduced to fish...and how
much fish was included in their diet. Then between 36 and 48
months of age, parents and physicians reported on the level of
wheezing and shortness of breath in each participant. While the
study didn't find a specific quantity of fish was needed, it did
find a window of opportunity that may provide a protective
effect. Introducing fish between six and 12 months was
associated with less wheezing by the time the child made it to
pre-school. Conversely, if fish was not introduced by six
months, there was an increased prevalence in asthma-like
symptoms. The full study was just publ