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Antioxidants and asthma

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AALitonjua. et al. Maternal antioxidant intake in pregnancy and wheezing illnesses in children at 2 y of age. Am J Clin Nutr. 2006 Oct;84(4):903–11.
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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2013

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In a nutshell

Asthmatics have higher oxidative stress and lower antioxidant capacity, linked to asthma risk and severity. This may be especially relevant in early childhood, in the womb and for certain asthma-prone genotypes.

Lots of RCTs have been done, some encouraging, but not enough to allow any firm clinical recommendations.

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Arbor Clinical Nutrition Updates , Volume 272 , February 2007, pp. 1 - 3
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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