Hanson C, Rifas-Shiman SL, Shivappa N, et al. - Researchers examined how the inflammatory potential of prenatal diet influences the respiratory outcomes in early and mid-childhood. They assessed 1,424 mother-child pairs from Project Viva, a prebirth cohort, for the associations of Dietary Inflammatory Index (DIIreg) (1st trimester, 2nd trimester, and average of 1st and 2nd trimester) scores in relation to: ever asthma and wheezing in the past year (early childhood and mid-childhood); current asthma and lung function (mid-childhood), and wheeze trajectory during 1-9 years. Outcomes revealed a correlation of pro-inflammatory diet during pregnancy with wheeze trajectory during early childhood and decrements in small airways caliber in mid-childhood, but not with other respiratory outcomes in the offspring.