Dietary patterns and respiratory health in adults from nine European countries—Evidence from the GA²LEN study

Abstract

Our findings suggest an increase in sensitisation to common allergens, an increase in asthma symptoms, and a reduction in lung function in those eating a diet rich in animal proteins and carbohydrates. We found little evidence of an association between these outcomes and eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables.

Whole Fruits and Fruit Fiber Emerging Health Effects

“…Asthma, a chronic respiratory inflammatory condition, represents a major public health burden worldwide. It affects about 300 million people of all ages and is increasing in prevalence [296,297]. Symptoms of asthma in low- and middle-income countries can be as high as rates found in more developed countries.…”

Dietary Patterns and Mortality in a Multinational Cohort of Adults Receiving Hemodialysis

“…However, a small amount of explained variance is not uncommon in studies of principal component analysis. 23,28,36,41,45 The data-driven approach could limit the generalizability of our findings, which may not be applicable to patients living outside Europe and Argentina.…”

“…Responses to the FFQ were converted into average servings per week. 23 Total energy intake was estimated from food intakes considering standard portion size and using the latest available McCance & Widdowson's Food Composition Tables. 24,25 Patients with >20% missing answers or implausible responses (total energy intake not within 3 standard deviations [SDs] from the logtransformed mean) in the FFQ were excluded from the DIET-HD analyses (Fig 1).…”

“…This was performed using data concerning food items reported to be consumed at least once per week by >5% of participants. 23 To account for the variability of food intake across countries and identify dietary patterns that were generalizable to all participating countries, we used a meta-analytical approach to calculate pooled Pearson correlation coefficients of foods listed in the FFQ. 23,28,29 First, food variables were standardized (by SD scaling) by country.…”

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“…Bakolis et al. have looked at the relationship between dietary patterns and adult respiratory health in adults across Europe . Over three thousand individuals aged 15‐77 years were involved in the study.…”