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More Fruits In Childhood Is Less Asthma in Adults

Filed in archive Studies , Treatment on May 24, 2006

More Fruits In Childhood Is Less Asthma in Adults
Adding to the growing body of scientific evidence that supports the health benefits of fruits, Cambridge researchers found in a recent study that people with an antioxidant-rich diet could reduce their risk of developing asthma in adulthood.

"We have found symptomatic asthma in adults to be associated with a low intake of the dietary antioxidants vitamin C and manganese. The low intake of vitamin C appears to primarily associated with a diet deficient in fruit," wrote corresponding author Dr. Nick Wareham.


Asthma is a condition on the rise in the Western world and currently the most common long-tern condition in the UK. This study seems to support a growing scientific evidence that has linked antioxidant intake (specifically, vitamins C and E) to the incidence of asthma.

Read more at NutraIngredients and tell your kids to eat more fruits.

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