Improving asthma during pregnancy with dietary antioxidants: The current evidence

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3212-3234

  Grieger, Jessica A ^a   Wood, Lisa G ^b   Clifton, Vicki L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Asthma; Nutrition; Oxidative stress; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; FLAVONOID; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; LYCOPENE; PLACEBO; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SELENIUM;

ASTHMA; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FOOD INTAKE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FRUIT; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84882571072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5083212     Document Type: Review

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