Eating Fabulous

Consumption of Fish and Whole Grains May Prevent Asthma

by ruth on December 15th, 2006

Here’s a more direct reason why we should encourage healthy eating in children, particularly a diet rich in fish and whole grains. Fish and whole grains may protect against asthma.

After adjusting the results for possible confounding factors, [snip] Tabak reports that high intakes of whole grains and fish were associated with a 54 and 66 per cent reduction in the probability of being asthmatic, respectively. The probability of having asthma with bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR), defined as having an increased sensitivity to factors that cause narrowing of the airways, was reduced by 72 and 88 per cent when children had a high-intake of whole grains and fish, respectively.

Interestingly, the same study showed that the intake of fruits, vegetables, and dairy products were not associated with asthma, which contradicted previous studies linking antioxidant intake, particularly vitamins C and E, to the incidence of asthma.

For further reading, you may want to refer to the article describing the above results, published at the journal, Thorax, doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043034.

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