Diet for the prevention of asthma and allergies in early childhood: Much ado about something?

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 244-252

  Torres Borrego, Javier ^a   Moreno Solís, Gloria ^a   Molina Terán, Ana Belén ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergy; Antioxidants; Asthma; Child; Diet; Prevention; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CATHELICIDIN; COLECALCIFEROL; FISH OIL; FOLIC ACID; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IRON; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OLIVE OIL; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RETINOL; SELENIUM; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; APPLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EGG; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INFLUENZA; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MILK; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREPREGNANCY CARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84863779501     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2011.12.006     Document Type: Review

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