Bedard A, et al. - Researchers examined the links between maternal intake of fruits, vegetables, vitamins C and E, carotene, zinc, and selenium in pregnancy, and current doctor-diagnosed asthma, atopy, and lung function in 8,915 children at 7–9 years, in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children. Also, the impact of maternal smoking and common maternal antioxidant gene polymorphisms on associations was also determined. According to findings, a higher maternal intake of zinc during pregnancy may be related to better lung function in the offspring. They also found a weak evidence for an interaction between maternal zinc intake and maternal GSTM1 genotype on childhood forced vital capacity.