Dietary habits and asthma: A review

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Arvaniti, Fotini ^a   Priftis, Kostas N ^b   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b PENTELI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allergies; Asthma; Diet; Fat; Fish; Fruit; Mediterranean diet; Nutrients; Vegetables; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; FATTY ACID; FLAVONOID; MAGNESIUM; RETINOL; SELENIUM; SODIUM; VITAMIN D;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRUIT; LIFESTYLE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; VEGETABLE;

ASTHMA; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; DIETARY FATS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FISH PRODUCTS; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 77950790742     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2010.31.3314     Document Type: Review

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