Relationship of asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis with obesity, exercise and Mediterranean diet in Spanish schoolchildren

2007175 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Luis García‐Marcos · Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute

Izaskun Miner Canflanca · Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute

José Batlles Garrido · Complejo Hospitalario Torrecárdenas

Ángel López-Silvarrey Varela · Fundación Hospital de Jove

G. García‐Hernández · Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre

F. G. Grima · Universidad de Navarra

Carlos González-Díaz

Abstract

A Mediterranean diet has a potentially protective effect in girls aged 6-7 years with CSA. Obesity is a risk factor for this type of asthma only in girls.

Topics & Keywords

Asthma and respiratory diseases Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Thorax

Volume 62, Issue 6, pp. 503-508

DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.060020

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