Diet and Asthma

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Some of the findings of a new Dutch study in relation to diet in young children with asthma.

Young children who regularly eat full cream milk, butter and other products that contain milk fat are less likely to develop asthma. These children had less wheezing than children who did not have milk fat in their diet.
Children who ate brown bread daily also had lower rates of asthma and wheezing
The study also found children who consumed fruit juice and vegetables daily had lower asthma rates than other children.