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Association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children.
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- Fructose-Containing Dietary Exposures and Pediatric Atopic Disease: A Review of Epidemiologic Evidence.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Does Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Have a Protective Effect against Asthma and Allergies in Children? A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of childhood BMI on asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies.BMC pediatrics · 2018Pooled it
- Does adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern reduce asthma symptoms in children? A systematic review of observational studies.Public health nutrition · 2017Pooled it
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- Adherence to a modified Mediterranean diet and in association with asthma and wheezing in schoolchildren: A cross-sectional study.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2024Article
- The Frequency of Fast Food Consumption in Relation to Wheeze and Asthma Among Adolescents in Gauteng and North West Provinces, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- What Are the Effects of a Mediterranean Diet on Allergies and Asthma in Children?Frontiers in pediatrics · 2017Review
- Review of Environmental Impact on the Epigenetic Regulation of Atopic Diseases.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2015Review
- Asthma and diet: could food be thy medicine?Indian pediatrics · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children.
designCross-sectional study.
settingTwo teaching hospitals in Brazil.
participantsCases (n=268) were children (3-12yr) with persistent asthma and age-matched controls (n=126) were those with intermittent asthma.
main outcome measuresDietary habits were determined based on food consumption in the past 12 months classified as frequent (≥3 times per week) or infrequent (never or <3 times per week).Nutritional status was classified into two categories according to WHO Child Growth Standards: obese: >2Z-score of BMI-for-age; non-obese: ≤2Z-score of BMI-for-age.
resultsAfter adjusting for confounding factors, maternal smoking during pregnancy, preterm birth and obesity were significantly associated with persistent asthma, with adjusted ORs (95% CI) of 2.11 (1.08- 4.13), 2.61(1.07-6.35) and 2.89 (1.49-5.61), respectively. No significant association was observed between frequency of consumption of specific foods, food groups, or dietary pattern (pro- or contra-Mediterranean diet) and the severity of asthma.
conclusionsThis study did not find a significant association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children. Maternal smoking during pregnancy, preterm birth and obesity were independent factors associated with persistent asthma.
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