natto and Reduced Eczema Incidence

• Maternal intake of Natto, a Japan's traditional fermented soybean food, during pregnancy and the risk of eczema in Japanese babies.

  • 2015-01-09
  • Observational · n = 650
  • Allergology International 63(2)
  • • Naoko Ozawa
    • N. Shimojo
    • Yoichi Suzuki
    • Shingo Ochiai
    • T. Nakano
    • Y. Morita
    • Y. Inoue
    • T. Arima
    • Shuichi Suzuki
    • Y. Kohno

  • PubMed: 24759553
  • DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.13-OA-0613

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Eczema Incidence

  • High evidence

  For natto, incidence of babies' eczema was significantly lower in the group with everyday intake than those eating it 2-3 times a week or less (p = 0.020).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes