The environmental soot and carbon blacks (CBs) cause many diseases in humans, but their
underlying mechanisms of toxicity are still poorly understood. Both are formed after the …

Diet and nutrition may be important modifiable risk factors for the development, progression
and management of obstructive lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive …

We are currently riding the second wave of the allergy epidemic, which is ongoing in affluent
societies, but now also affecting developing countries. This increase in the prevalence of …

Background The literature on the relationship between diet and asthma has largely focused
on individual nutrients, with conflicting results. People consume a combination of foods from …

Maternal diet during pregnancy might influence the development of childhood allergic
disorders. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of Mediterranean diet …

Associations between asthma and the nutritional quality of diet remain poorly understood.
We investigated the associations between overall quality of diet evaluated by three dietary …

Objective Radical changes in diet have paralleled the increase in asthma with shifts toward
a “Western” diet pattern, characterized by the high intake of processed meats and refined …

The prevalence of asthma has nearly doubled over the last decades. Twentieth century
changes in environmental and lifestyle factors, including changes in dietary habits, physical …

Background Cured meat intake—a recent carcinogenic factor—may increase the risk of
COPD, but its association with asthma remains unknown. Though body mass index (BMI) is …

High body mass index (BMI)(calculated as weight (kg)/height (m) 2) is associated with
increased asthma risk, but uncertainty persists about the role of physical activity. We …