3 Topic Commentaries

Prenatal diet tied to colic with eczema

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  Emily Oken, MD, MPH

  Population Medicine; Nutrition

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  Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

  “Our findings provide yet another reason to help pregnant women achieve a healthy, balanced diet, with a particular emphasis on eating seafood,”

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  Jenifer R. Lightdale, MD, MPH

  Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

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  Boston Children’s Hospital; Harvard Medical School

  “Our own prior studies have shown that babies who had colic have higher rates of atopic conditions in later life, including asthma…”

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  Elissa M. Abrams, MD, MPH

  Allergy and Clinical Immunology (Pediatrics)

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  University of Manitoba; University of British Columbia

  “Prenatal intake of dairy, eggs, peanuts, and other nuts was not associated with the combined colic-and-eczema phenotype.”

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