Preventing Asthma attacks among Children through food

Asthma is one of the most common causes of hospital admission and visits to the doctor among young children. It is extremely important for parents with asthmatic kids to have knowledge that some foods can be a medicine for asthma while others can lead to increases in asthma.

A recent study by the Department of Science and Technology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, shows that giving children who are suffering from asthma a supplement of fish oil, fruits, vegetables and probiotics will result  in improving their breathing function and reducing the amount of medication taken. 

Another study by scientists from New Zealand, Australia, Spain, UK and Germany shows that some food increases the possibility of having asthma. The test of this study was based solely on burgers but they reported that other fast food can also contribute to asthma. They concluded that teens who eat fast food more than three times a week will be 40% more likely to have asthma. Click here to see the full article.

Everyone thinks that milk is the healthiest drink especially for children as it is a good source of Calcium. A fact about milk that most people ignore is that 40-50% of people are allergic to cow's milk. This allergy ranges from sneezing, rash, diarrhea, asthma and ultimately to anaphylactic shock which is deadly. Milk allergic infants who drink cow's milk will be more likely to develop asthma when they grow up.

Natural News had published an article "10 amazing Super foods that can help fight asthma naturally". It explains how some foods can help to reduce asthma in a scientific way. These foods include avocado, kale, spinach, banana, water, ginger, turmeric, elderberry, apple and chia seeds. To read the whole article click here. 

Another fact that should not be ignored is that some children may have allergy to food  for example banana, which can cause asthma to increase rather than reducing it hence parents should be very careful about what they feed their asthmatic children.

Reading many articles about the causes and treatment of asthma is very confusing and tedious hence parents should first know what allergy their children have and  read relevant articles which provide guidance on reducing it. 

Fatima Albaghdadi