研究的共同作者,伦敦大学玛丽皇后学院的首席研究员Seif Shaheen教授说:“我们的研究结果虽然不能说明孕期摄入大量游离糖肯定会导致后代出现过敏和过敏性哮喘,但是大量的游离糖摄入可能真的会影响后代的健康状况。我们还将继续进行实验,在其他的队列研究中验证这一结果。如果可以的话,还希望能进行临床试验,看减少母亲在孕期摄入游离糖的量,是否能够降低儿童过敏和过敏性哮喘的发病。尽管没有确定因果关系,但是我们还是建议孕妇应该遵循现行的指南,避免游离糖摄入过多。”[9]
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