Families with young children ‘need State help’

A MAJOR three-generation study involving more than 1,000 mothers highlights the need for greater State support for families with very young children.

One major finding of the Lifeways study was that children of mothers with relatively higher fruit and vegetable intake and higher oily fish consumption are less likely to be affected by later childhood asthma.

The study was part of a seven-year research programme funded by the Health Research Board that included the views of more than 40,000 people in order to get a longitudinal view of the health of the nation.