Eating oily fish could cut the risk of children developing diabetes. A study found that omega 3 fatty acids abundant in fish such as trout and sardines could halve the chance of pancreas damage, which is linked to childhood diabetes.

Researchers from the University of Colorado studied 1,700 youngsters judged to be genetically at risk of developing the condition. After six years, those with a diet rich in omega 3 were up to half as likely to have suffered damage to the pancreas. The researchers said in the Journal of the American Medical Association that, in time, a childhood diet rich in omega 3 could become a mainstay in preventing diabetes.

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