Baïz N, et al. - In children from the EDEN birth cohort followed-up to the age of 3 years, researchers evaluated maternal diet during the year before pregnancy and the last three months of pregnancy and examined their connections with the risks of asthma, wheezing, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis. Significant inverse associations were noted using multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models between cooked green vegetable consumption before pregnancy and childhood asthma; egg and raw vegetable consumption prior to and during pregnancy, grain consumption prior to pregnancy, and cooked green vegetable consumption during pregnancy and allergic rhinitis. For the first time, during the preconceptional period, a significant positive link was discovered between meat intake and risk of wheezing, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis. Overall, the authors concluded that preconceptional and prenatal maternal intake of a certain type of food groups might be preventive against asthma, wheezing and allergic rhinitis, while higher maternal consumption of meat before pregnancy might raise the risk of wheezing, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in young children.