HEALTH UPDATE: fruit and vegetables and fish diet helps cut risk of allergies

Children who eat a diet that has plenty of fruit, vegetables and fish can cut their risk of developing asthma and allergies.
The study results showed that the prevalence of asthma and wheezing in children who daily ate more than 40gm (about 1.4oz) of fruit-like vegetables, such as tomatoes, aubergines, cucumbers, green beans and courgettes, was 4.5 percent, BBC TV reported.
Rates of allergies were 13 percent for those who ate a lot of vegetables and 22 percent for those with a low intake. Children who ate more than 60gm of fish a day had asthma and wheezing prevalence rates of 7 percent; those eating less had rates of around 11 percent.