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ArticleBMC nutrition2024

Association between DASH diet and asthma symptoms among a large sample of adolescents: a cross-sectional study.

Vahid Arabi, Bahareh Sasanfar, Fatemeh Toorang, Zahra Nafei, Nasrin Behniafard, Amin Salehi-Abargouei

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Vahid ArabiResearch Center for Food Hygiene and Safety, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Bahareh SasanfarResearch Center for Food Hygiene and Safety, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Fatemeh ToorangCancer Research Center, Cancer Institute of Iran, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra NafeiChildren Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. z.nafeiy@yahoo.com.
Nasrin BehniafardChildren Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Amin Salehi-AbargoueiResearch Center for Food Hygiene and Safety, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

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backgroundThe Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, which has a lot of emphasis on the consumption of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and on the other hand, the consumption of red meat and sodium is limited, due to its anti-inflammatory properties, which can be related to reducing the risk of asthma.

objectivesThe aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the DASH diet and asthma symptoms among children and adolescents.

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted among7667 children (3414 boys and 4253 girls) aged 6-7 and 13-14 years living in central Iran. Dietary food consumption was assessed using a multiple-choice questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to obtain odds ratios for the association between the DASH-like diet with current asthma and asthma symptoms.

resultsOur findings revealed that higher adherence to a DASH-like diet resulted in lower odds of asthma confirmed by a doctor among the whole population (OR = 0.53; 95%CI: 0.36-0.76) and also in females (OR = 0.47; 95%CI: 0.29-0.78). Moreover, the higher adherence to the DASH-like diet was inversely associated with the chance of wheezing in the past 12 months in all subjects (OR = 0.67; 95%CI: 0.51-0.86) and in boys (OR = 0.57; 95%CI: 0.38-0.85).

conclusionThe findings of the present study showed that following the DASH diet can be associated with the improvement of asthma symptoms in children and adolescents. However, more research is needed to improve dietary recommendations for asthma prevention.

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