Researchers modify soup to reduce childhood asthma

Scientists have modified a range of commercially available soups to boost vitamin E levels. They hope pregnant women consuming the products will have babies with built-in protection against asthma. Previous research has shown that women lacking vitamin E in their diet give birth to children who are more at risk of developing asthma by the age of five. The team added natural ingredients containing the vitamin, such as sun-dried tomatoes, sunflower oil, beans and lentils, to canned soup. They are now conducting a small randomised controlled trial of the soup to see if it reduces asthma rates in babies born of women eating the soups.
6th September 2012 www.independent.co.uk

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