PREGNANT WOMEN EATING NUTS INCREASE THE RISK OF ASTHMA IN CHILDREN – DUTCH SCIENTISTS

BY MONICA DOBIE

PREGNANT women eating nuts or nut products increase their future babies' risk of developing asthma by more than 50%, claim Dutch researchers. The data emerged from an asthma and mite allergy study funded by the Netherlands government.

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