Reduced medication use and improved pulmonary function with supplements containing vegetable and fruit concentrate, fish oil and probiotics in asthmatic school children: A randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 145-155

  Lee, Shu Chen ^a,b   Yang, Yao Hsu ^c   Chuang, Shao Yuan ^b   Huang, Shih Yi ^d   Pan, Wen Harn ^a,b,e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Fish oil; Fruits and vegetables; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FISH OIL; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD ASTHMA CONTROL TEST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FRUIT; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PAEDIATRIC ASTHMA QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SCHOOL CHILD; VEGETABLE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FISH OILS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FRUIT; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PROBIOTICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOLS; VEGETABLES; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 84879209678     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512004692     Document Type: Article

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