Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children. Changes in diet have been implicated in the increased prevalence of asthma. As part of the management of this disease, nutrition assessment and follow-up is necessary to identify and address relevant nutrition-related problems. These problems can involve food-medication interactions, obesity, gastroesophageal reflux disease, food allergies, and other issues. Nutrition counseling is recommended for overall health and weight management for childhood asthma.
Journal of the American Dietetic Association 111:7 1052-1064 2011
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Nutrition treatment can exert major impacts on the course of disease. It can support the body’s immune responses, prevent wasting, help the body to withstand drug, surgical or other treatments; and improve the quality and length of life.
With respect to chronic diseases, choices people make about their nutrition can at least help to postpone their development and sometimes prevent them altogether.
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