What Kids Eat Is Tied to Asthma Risk

Eating a Mediterranean diet -- one high in fruits, fish, and vegetables and low in saturated fat -- is associated with a reduced likelihood of asthma in children, a large observational study reaffirmed. Overall, choosing foods increasingly similar to a Mediterranean diet was associated with a lower prevalence of both wheeze and asthma, Gabriele Nagel, MD, MPH and colleagues reported in the June issue of Thorax. . read more.