How changes in nutrition have influenced the development of allergic diseases in childhood

Italian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Peroni, Diego G ^a   Bonomo, Beatrice ^a   Casarotto, Serena ^a   Boner, Attilio L ^a   Piacentini, Giorgio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anti oxidants; Children; Diet; Infant feeding; Nutrients; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SELENIUM; VITAMIN D;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; WHEEZING;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84863223746     PISSN: 17208424     EISSN: 18247288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1824-7288-38-22     Document Type: Review

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