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Behind the headlines: Could vitamin E prevent asthma?(intake of vitamin E and zinc during pregnancy)
A diet rich in vitamin E during pregnancy has been linked to reduced asthma risk. Rachel Liddle reports.
What is the story?
Children whose mothers did not eat enough vitamin E during pregnancy are at increased risk of developing asthma, according to media reports.
The papers said that children whose mothers had low intake of vitamin E during pregnancy were over five times more likely to have asthma. They were also more likely to wheeze even if they did not have a cold. This could be why rates of asthma have soared over recent years, the media claimed.
Currently, 1.1 million children in Britain have asthma - four times the number recorded in 1970. Media reports said that vitamin E has an effect on lung function and airway inflammation, which could account for this link.
Since the airways are fully formed 16 weeks after conception, vitamin E exposure in…
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