Fast foods – are they a risk factor for asthma?

Wickens, Kristin; Barry, David M.; Friezema, A.; Rhodius, Robert; Bone, N.; Purdie, Gordon; Crane, Julian

doi:10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00945.x

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“…Numerous epidemiological studies have been conducted to investigate the association between dietary habits and the risk of asthma in children. These studies have identified the intake of fruits, vegetables and fish as protective factors against childhood asthma while fast food consumption as a risk factor for the disease [6][7][8][9][10][11]. Studies on dietary habits and severity of asthma are few and show reconsistent results [11][12][13].…”

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Association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children

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Objective: To investigate association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children.Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Two teaching hospitals in Brazil.Participants: Cases (n=268) were children (3-12yr) with persistent asthma and age-matched controls (n=126) were those with intermittent asthma. Main outcome measures:Dietary 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.Results: After 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. Conclusions:This 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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Association between dietary habits and asthma severity in children

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“…Interventions with supplementation of a single nutrient have been disappointing (3)(4)(5), and it may be important to consider the diet as a whole to understand the possible synergistic effects of various food components. Several studies have shown that asthma outcomes were negatively associated with citrus fruits (6), apples, pears (7)(8)(9), tomato, carrots, leafy vegetables (7), butter, whole milk (9) and nonpasteurized farm milk (10), and positively associated with fast foods (11). However, studies addressing the associations between different dietary patterns and asthma are still lacking.…”

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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and fresh fruit intake are associated with improved asthma control

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Background: The traditional Mediterranean diet is claimed to possess antioxidant and immune‐regulatory properties in several chronic diseases. Typical Mediterranean foods have recently been associated with improvement of symptoms of asthma and rhinitis in children. However the effect of adherence to Mediterranean diet on adult asthma outcomes is unknown. We aimed to investigate the association between adherence to Mediterranean diet and asthma control.Methods: Cross sectional study of 174 asthmatics, mean (SD) age of 40 (15) years. The patients were defined as controlled, in contrast to noncontrolled, if they showed FEV1 ≥ 80% of predicted, exhaled nitric oxide (NO) ≤35 ppb, and Asthma Control Questionnaire score <1. Dietary intake was obtained by a food frequency questionnaire, and Mediterranean diet was assessed by alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED) Score. Logistic regression models adjusting for confounders were performed to estimate the association between Mediterranean diet and asthma control.Results: Controlled asthmatics (23%) had significantly higher aMED Score, intake of fresh fruit, and lower intake of ethanol compared to noncontrolled (77%). High adherence to Mediterranean diet reduced 78% the risk of noncontrolled asthma after adjusting for gender, age, education, inhaled corticosteroids and energy intake (OR = 0.22; 95% CI = 0.05–0.85; P‐trend = 0.028). The higher intake of fresh fruit decreased the probability of having noncontrolled asthma (OR = 0.29; 95% CI = 0.10–0.83; P‐trend = 0.015), while the higher intake of ethanol had the opposite effect (OR = 3.16; 95% CI = 1.10–9.11; P‐trend = 0.035).Conclusion: High adherence to traditional Mediterranean diet increased the likelihood of asthma to be under control in adults. The study introduces a novel link between diet and asthma control, as measured by symptoms, lung function and exhaled NO.

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“…Wickens ve ark.nın, Yeni Zellanda'da astım ve "fast-food" tüketimi arasındaki ilişkiyi inceledikleri çalışmada, tüketilen hamburger miktarı ve astım arasında pozitif yönlü bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır. 7 İnanç'ın yaptığı başka bir çalışmada ise astımlı çocukların hamburger, şekerleme, cips yeme, gazlı içecek içme oranlarının astım hastası olmayanlara göre yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. 8 …”

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