date:Feb 02, 2016
PASTURE followed over a thousand children living in rural areas, whose mothers kept records of their child's nutrition and it's illnesses up until the age of 6. The analysis of these health diaries revealed that the proportion of children who had developed asthma by that age was significantly lower in the cohort who had regularly consumed untreated farm milk. The effect can be partly explained by the higher overall fat content and the higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids found in farm milk, say