A new study has revealed that women who consume high-sugar foods and drinks while pregnant could be increasing their unborn child’s risk of developing asthma and allergies.
Published in the European Respiratory Journal, the study explains that the gestation period plays a leading role in deciding whether a child will develop some form of allergy or not.
According to CNN, Annabelle Bedard – lead author and postdoctoral fellow at Queen Mary’s Centre for Primary Care and Public Health Blizard Institute – commented on the findings. “We know that the prenatal period may be crucial for determining risk of asthma and allergies in childhood,” she said. “Recent trials have confirmed that maternal diet in pregnancy is important,” she continued.
The findings revealed that children of women who consumed more sugar had a 38% higher risk of developing an allergy, while there was no link between sweet foods and eczema or hay fever. The researchers continue to examine the results and conduct further testing.
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