NewsweekBoy or Girl: Diet, Blood Pressure and Other Factors Which May Determine a Baby’s SexNewsweekThe concept of being able to predict the sex of a baby during early pregnancy or even influence it by eating or doing certain things when trying to conceive has been the subject of public fascination and debate for many centuries. But surely the sex of …

Knowridge Science ReportCommon antioxidant in kiwi fruit can protect liver healthKnowridge Science Report… was to determine whether a novel antioxidant given to mothers during pregnancy and breastfeeding could prevent the development of NAFLD in the offspring.” Jonscher and her colleagues fed adult mice healthy diets or Western-style diets heavy on fat, …

BabyCenter (blog)Fish oil in pregnancy may reduce asthma riskBabyCenter (blog)Scientists in Denmark gave more than 700 women either high-dose fish-oil capsules or a placebo during their final three months of pregnancy. They found that kids born to the women who took fish-oil tablets were almost a third less likely to have asthma …Fish Oil During Pregnancy May Cut Kids’ Asthma RiskU.S. News & World ReportFish Oil–Derived Fatty Acids in Pregnancy and Wheeze and Asthma in Offspring — NEJMNew England Journal of Medicineall 74 news articles »