SynthesisMedicine2020
Dietary meat intake and risk of asthma in children: evidence from a meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- The association between fruit and vegetable intake and the odds of asthma among children and adolescents.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- 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 Effects of a Healthy Diet on Asthma and Wheezing in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2023Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMany studies have been reported that dietary meat intake may be associated with the risk of asthma in children, but the results are inconsistent. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of meat on the risk of asthma in children.
methodsThe databases PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science were searched. Pooled odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated with random-effect model using Stata software.
resultsA total of 9 articles were included in this meta-analysis. Results from our study suggest that dietary meat intake 3 or more times per week compared with never/occasionally intake has no significant association with asthma risk among children (OR = 1.27, 95% CI = 0.80-2.01, P = .308). Similarly, daily intake of meat did not affect the risk of asthma in children when compared with never/occasionally intake (OR = 1.13, 95% CI = 0.93-1.37, P = 0.234). In addition, no publication biases were detected in our meta-analysis.
conclusionDietary meat intake most probably is not a risk factor for asthma in children. Due to some limitations that exist in our study, more studies are needed to further assess the association between meat intake and asthma risk in children.
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