Mediterranean Diet Prevents Asthma and Allergies

A new study has found that a diet which is rich in vegetables, fruits, and whole grans, also known as a Mediterranean diet, helps protect children against asthma as well as allergies.

The study was done by British scientists and looked at many children on the island of Crete. 700 children were looked at in the study to find if the diet would help them at all. The benefits of a Mediterranean diet were seen in eight out of 10 children as that is the number who followed the diet.

The biggest benefits to the children came in the form of fighting respiratory issues. The children were shown to have less of a risk to develop air or skin allergies on their body, as well as less of a chance to develop symptoms of asthma. This is big news as it is the first study to truly show that the Mediterranean diet can help chidlren in their lives fight allergies and asthma.

The author of the study Dr. Paul Cullinan stated that the body needs a “balance between what we breathe in and the body’s reaction.” Crete is a location where they eat a Mediterranean diet on a daily basis and because of this the children there for the most part have no allergies.

The high level of antioxidants in the diet is key to fighting the disease issues in the children and can also be good for health in the future as it can fight cancer and asthma.