Increased dietary beta-carotene intake associated with better asthma quality of life
Alergol. inmunol. clín. (Ed. impr.)
; 19(3): 110-112, jun. 2004.
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em Inglês
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| ID: ibc-135179
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ABSTRACT
Asthma prevalence and morbidity have steadily increased in last decades in face of our imporved knowledge of the disease. Changing patterns and interactions among asthma risk factors may contribute to these trends, in which diet is a recognized risk factor for asthma occurrence. Although a possible protective role of dietary antioxidants in asthma has been proposed, little is known about possible relationship between dietary intake and asthma severity, if any. Our objective was to investigate whether asthma severity is associated with antioxidants consumption. We found that better asthma quality of life was associated in females'. with increased consumption of beta-carotene, even after adjustment or energy intake and potentiaJ confounders (p=0.023) and in males, with lesser consumption of dietary iron (13.9±2.1 vs. 17.8±2.1 mg. p=0.026 after adjustment for energy intake and confounders, p=0.012). Our study shows promising results that need further investigation relating these two nutrients involved in several antioxidant mechanisms (AU)
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Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Asma
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Beta Caroteno
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Antioxidantes
Tipo de estudo:
Fatores de risco
Aspecto:
Preferência do paciente
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Alergol. inmunol. clín. (Ed. impr.)
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital de Sao Joao/Portugal
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University of Porto/Portugal