Extract
Asthma is the most common chronic illness diagnosed in children. Despite the relatively steady trends in incidence observed in developed countries over the past 10 years [1], asthma remains one of the most frequent causes of hospital admissions in children, representing a major societal and public health concern [2]. The extensive body of epidemiological evidence examining the causes of asthma shows that this is a complex multifactorial disorder, with a combination of genetic, environmental and lifestyle-related factors involved in its causal pathway.
Abstract
Findings replicated in two cohort studies showed that in children with a common fatty acid desaturase (FADS) variant, a higher intake of omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA was associated with a lower risk of asthma incidence in adolescence https://bit.ly/3fJT5b3
Footnotes
Conflict of interest: V. Garcia-Larsen has nothing to disclose.
- Received May 17, 2021.
- Accepted May 22, 2021.
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