June 2013. Volume 9. Number 2

There's not enough evidence to state that diet could play a role in the symptoms of asthma

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Ellwood P, Asher MI, García-Marcos L, Williams H, Keil U, Robertson C, et al.; ISAAC Phase III Study Group. Do fast foods cause asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema? Global findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Three. Thorax. 2013;68:351-60.
Reviewers: Gimeno Díaz de Atauri Á1, Rivas Juesas C2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Puerta de Hierro. Madrid. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital de Sagunto. Sagunto. Valencia. España.
Correspondence: Álvaro Gimeno Díaz de Atauri. Email: agdrizos@hotmail.com
Reception date: 06/05/2013
Acceptance date: 30/05/2013
Publication date: 05/06/2013

Abstract

Authors' conclusions: the results suggest a relationship between the consumption of fast food and asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and atopic eczema. The regular intake of fruit and vegetables seem to protect against these diseases. If the association is causal it could be relevant for public health.

Reviewers' commentary: stating that fast food worsens the symptoms of asthma and other atopic diseases is too much to say only with these results. More studies are required in which nutritional data and other factors that may influence the development of these pathologies are taken into account all together.

How to cite this article

Rivas Juesas C, Gimeno Díaz de Atauri A. Es dudoso que los hábitos alimentarios de los niños influyan en los síntomas de asma. Evid Pediatr. 2013;9:33.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Ellwood P, Asher MI, García-Marcos L, Williams H, Keil U, Robertson C, et al.; ISAAC Phase III Study Group. Do fast foods cause asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema? Global findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Three. Thorax. 2013;68:351-60.
Reviewers: Gimeno Díaz de Atauri Á1, Rivas Juesas C2.
1Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Puerta de Hierro. Madrid. España.
2Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital de Sagunto. Sagunto. Valencia. España.
Correspondence: Álvaro Gimeno Díaz de Atauri. Email: agdrizos@hotmail.com
Reception date: 06/05/2013
Acceptance date: 30/05/2013
Publication date: 05/06/2013

How to cite this article

Rivas Juesas C, Gimeno Díaz de Atauri A. Es dudoso que los hábitos alimentarios de los niños influyan en los síntomas de asma. Evid Pediatr. 2013;9:33.

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