Nutritional issues and asthma : Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine (original) (raw)
Asthma
Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Nottingham, England
Correspondence to: Andrew Fogarty and John Britton, Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, NG5 1PB, England.
Abstract
The effect of diet in determining the etiology and clinical severity of asthma is uncertain. Epidemiologic studies suggest that antioxidants, magnesium, and fat consumption may have an important role in etiology, though the relative importance of these individual nutrients is unclear. Interventional studies are beginning to help clarify the importance of diet in patients with asthma, and early studies suggest that antioxidants in particular may be beneficial.
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