The increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergy: food for thought

Graham Stuart Devereux

doi:10.1038/nri1958

The increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergy: food for thought

Graham Stuart Devereux

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Abstract

Since about 1960, the prevalence of asthma and allergic disease has increased sufficiently to become a major public-health concern. Concurrently, there have been marked changes in our diet, and it has been proposed that these changes have contributed to the increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergy. In this article, these hypotheses about diet are described, together with the postulated mechanisms and the evidence for and against, leading to the most recent evidence indicating that maternal diet during pregnancy might be particularly important in the development of childhood asthma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	869-874
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nature Reviews Immunology
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nri1958
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2006

Keywords

NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY
TYPE-2 CYTOKINE PRODUCTION
PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL
RANDOM ADULT-POPULATION
DIETARY VITAMIN-E
FATTY-ACIDS
CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
AIRWAY HYPERREACTIVITY
ANTIOXIDANT INTAKE
IMMUNE-RESPONSES

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The increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergy: food for thought

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