Fatty foods leads to asthma

Foods high in fat can become thereby trigger that starts the asthma. The study found that fatty foods contributes to inflammation and reduce lung function x.

Humanity is already well aware of the dangers of fatty foods   for the heart, but now scientists have shown that foods high in "bad" fat effect on pulmonary activity. Australian researchers tested organisms asthmatics before and after fatty meals, and before and after taking more healthy foods.

It turned out that   fatty food   It stimulates the inflammatory processes in the body and reduces the pulmonary activity. "This is the first study that examined the effect of food with a high fat content in the issue of the impact on Airways - Said study author professor in biomedical and pharmaceutical research Hanterovskom Medical Institute Lisa Wood. - Preliminary results of our research allow to state that just four hours after eating fatty foods in Airway Human inflammatory processes begin. And in asthmatics fatty food   It may cause the beginning of the next attack of the disease. If our findings are confirmed in further studies, it will lead to a change in dietary recommendations for people suffering from asthma. "

The number of asthma cases in recent years is growing rapidly, and scientists believe that one of the aggravating factors may be the typical American diet of hamburgers, sandwiches and donuts, that is, food with high content of fat. Moreover, the problems with being overweight are today almost half of the adult American population and 30% of children.

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