Sunday, September 28, 2008

Eat more fish, protect your child!

Fish is known to be a good source for most diet. It is full of protein and vitamins. Most importantly, it is a prime source for omega-3 fatty acids, an important ingredient to help protect you from heart disease. According to American Heart Association, it recommends us to eat fish at least twice a week!

There's more positive news about eating fish. BBC News, Washington Post, Science Daily and many more presses are reporting the findings of a Swedish study, in which child whom are introduced with fish into their diet are having better protection from developing Eczema, a condition that can cause itchy, red, dry, painful skin issues.

According to wikipedia, "Eczema (from Greek έκζεμα) is a form of dermatitis, or inflammation of the epidermis. The term eczema is broadly applied to a range of persistent skin conditions. These include dryness and recurring skin rashes which are characterized by one or more of these symptoms: redness, skin edema (swelling), itching and dryness, crusting, flaking, blistering, cracking, oozing, or bleeding. Areas of temporary skin discoloration may appear and are sometimes due to healed lesions, although scarring is rare. In contrast to psoriasis, eczema is often likely to be found on the flexor aspect of joints."

For those who are having babies and who plan to have one, you may want to consider and incorporate fish as a regular source for your diet!