Intake of antioxidants during pregnancy and the risk of allergies and asthma in the offspring

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 937-943

  Nwaru, B I ^a   Erkkola, M ^b   Ahonen, S ^a,c   Kaila, M ^b,d   Kronberg Kippila C ^e   Ilonen, J ^f,g   Simell, O ^f   Knip, M ^b,d,h   Veijola, R ⁱ   Virtanen, S M ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^h FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

allergies; antioxidants; asthma; children; maternal diet; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CALCIUM; COPPER; FOLIC ACID; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; RETINOL; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ECZEMA; FOLLOW UP; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGENY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80051474981     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.67     Document Type: Article

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