Mediterranean diet during pregnancy linked to less cases of colic and eczema in infants

Key points

• Mothers who follow a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy may lower their infant's risk of colic and eczema, according to a study by researchers from Harvard institutions and Boston Children's Hospital. The study followed more than 1,300 pregnant women who attended prenatal clinics in eastern Massachusetts between 1999 and 2002.
• Each extra unit on the Mediterranean Diet Score was linked to a 15 per cent lower risk of both conditions. Each weekly serving of seafood was associated with a 25 per cent lower risk.
• The findings were published in the journal JAMA Network Open.