title: Nutritional issues and asthma.
abstract: The effect of diet in determining the etiology and clinical severity of asthma is uncertain. Epidemiologic studies suggest that antioxidants, magnesium, and fat consumption may have an important role in etiology, though the relative importance of these individual nutrients is unclear. Interventional studies are beginning to help clarify the importance of diet in patients with asthma, and early studies suggest that antioxidants in particular may be beneficial.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, England.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fogarty
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Britton
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000009:adverse effects; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D016877:Oxidants / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D016877:Oxidants; D008274:Magnesium