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Junk food link to asthma
Scientists believe junk food may be
partly responsible for an increase in
rates of childhood asthma in
developed countries.
Researchers examined communities in
Saudi Arabia, where there are striking
differences in lifestyle and rates of
allergies across the country.
They compared more than 100
children with the symptoms of
asthma with 200 non-asthmatic
children.
They found that children who had the
lowest intakes of vegetables and
milk, vitamin E, and certain minerals
were at significantly greater risk of
asthma-type symptoms.
However, other
factors thought to
increase risk such
as large family
size, poverty and
parental smoking
did not appear to
be important.
The researchers
found that the children who were
most at risk lived in urban areas such
as the westernised city Jeddah.
It is in these areas where diets are
least nutritious - and where they
most closely resemble the junk
food-laden fare commonly eaten by
children in developed countries.
In contrast, rural children were less
likely be asthmatic.
Their traditional Arabic Saudi diet is
based on cows' and goats' milk, rice,
vegetables, lamb, chicken, dates and
local fruits - and contains none of the
processed and frozen foods
increasingly found in city
supermarkets.
The researchers, led by Professor
Anthony Seaton from the University
of Aberdeen, said: "This study
suggests that dietary factors during
childhood are an important influence
in determining the expression of
wheezy illness."
High UK rates
One in seven
children in the UK
suffers from
asthma. The
number of children
under five who
develop asthma
and wheezing has
almost doubled in
less than a
decade.
Doctors have
suspected that diet might play a role
in the trend, which is seen
throughout the world and associated
with prosperous urban lifestyles.
Dr Martyn Partridge, chairman of the
British Thoracic Society, said: "This
study adds to the evidence that a
diet rich in fruit and vegetables can
help to prevent the world's children
from developing asthma and wheezy
diseases.
"Here in the UK, the government has
recognised this and committed to
providing children with free fruit in
school.
"We would urge all health care
professionals to help parents
understand that eating a balanced
diet can have a positive effect on the
lungs as well as the heart."
The research is published in the
journal Thorax.
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