Editor: Akhmetova Aigerim
Author: Aldiyarbek Nurlan
The prevalence of asthma among children in the United States has increased over the past several decades. The researchers found that eating habits developed earlier in life may be associated with shortness of breath and possibly the future development of asthma.
4,388 children, aged 2 to 17 years, were screened for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2006, a program of the National Center for Health Statistics, which is part of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States through interviews and medical examinations.
The researchers used data from the NHANES survey to assess the relationship between dietary age and frequency of meat consumption, as well as respiratory symptoms.
"We found that higher consumption of AGE foods, which are largely attributable to non-seafood meat, was associated with an increased risk of shortness of breath in children, regardless of overall diet quality or asthma diagnosis," the researcher said.
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/12/201222131959.htm
