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SynthesisPublic health nutrition2017

Does adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern reduce asthma symptoms in children? A systematic review of observational studies.

Maria M Papamichael, Catherine Itsiopoulos, Nugroho H Susanto, Bircan Erbas

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Synthesis in Public health nutrition, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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23citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria M Papamichael1School of Allied Health,Department of Rehabilitation,Nutrition and Sport,La Trobe University,Melbourne,VIC 3086,Australia.
Catherine Itsiopoulos1School of Allied Health,Department of Rehabilitation,Nutrition and Sport,La Trobe University,Melbourne,VIC 3086,Australia.
Nugroho H Susanto2School of Psychology and Public Health,Department of Public Health,La Trobe University,Melbourne,Australia.
Bircan Erbas2School of Psychology and Public Health,Department of Public Health,La Trobe University,Melbourne,Australia.
La Trobe University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of the present systematic review was to synthesize evidence from the literature to assess efficacy of the Mediterranean dietary pattern in childhood asthma. Design/Setting A systematic search of six databases, three clinical trial registries and hand-search of peer-reviewed articles was conducted up to 29 October 2016. Inclusion criteria included exposure to a Mediterranean dietary pattern, measurement of asthma symptoms and study population of children aged <18 years. Quality assessment was conducted. Due to significant heterogeneity, meta-analysis was not feasible.

resultsOf the 436 articles identified, after removal of duplicates and based on inclusion criteria, fifteen observational studies conducted in Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean countries were relevant. No randomized controlled trials were retrieved. Twelve studies reported an inverse association between adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern and asthma in children, two studies showed no association and one study showed an increase in asthma symptoms. In fourteen out of fifteen studies, quality assessment checks revealed good reliability and validity among study methodologies.

conclusionsThe current systematic review revealed a consistent inverse relationship (protective) between a Mediterranean dietary pattern and asthma in children. Future well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed to provide solid evidence. Nevertheless, the existing level of evidence adds to the public health message relating to the beneficial effects of a Mediterranean-type diet in children suffering with asthma.

Indexed as

Diet, MediterraneanPatient ComplianceAdolescentAsthmaChildHumansObservational Studies as TopicPrevalenceReproducibility of ResultsAsthmaChildMediterranean dietMediterranean dietary patternNutrition

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PMID28803594
PMCPMC10261538
OpenAlexW2749531141

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