1. Mediterranean diet and lung function, sensitization, and asthma at school age: The PARIS cohort.
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Amazouz H, Roda C, Beydon N, Lezmi G, Bourgoin-Heck M, Just J, Momas I, and Rancière F
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- Child, Female, Humans, Lung, Schools, Surveys and Questionnaires, Asthma epidemiology, Diet, Mediterranean
- Abstract
Background: The Mediterranean diet (MD) has known health benefits, but its specific impact on allergy development is unclear. As part of the PARIS birth cohort follow-up, we aimed to investigate the adherence of 8-year-old children to the MD and its association with allergic/respiratory morbidity at school age., Methods: Diet was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire completed by the parents. Adherence to the MD was assessed based on two scores: the KIDMED index and the Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS). Current allergic diseases (asthma, rhinitis, eczema), lung function indices (FEV
1 and FVC), FeNO and specific IgE levels were determined during a health check-up at 8 years. Associations between levels of adherence to the MD and respiratory/allergic morbidity were studied using multivariable logistic and linear regression models adjusted for potential confounders., Results: A total of 975 children were included in the present study, 35.6% with low adherence to the MD, 55.7% with moderate adherence and 8.7% with high adherence according to the KIDMED index. High family socioeconomic status, any breastfeeding at 6 months and consumption of organic food were associated with higher adherence to the MD. Compared with low adherence, high adherence was associated with lower risk of asthma and sensitization at 8 years, as well as higher FEV1 and FVC., Conclusion: This study suggests a protective effect of high adherence to the MD on allergic and respiratory morbidity at school age. These results need to be confirmed by further longitudinal analyses. A healthy diet may prevent allergic and respiratory morbidity in school-aged children., (© 2021 EAACI and John Wiley and Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.)- Published
- 2021
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