Un par de comidas a pescado a la semana puede mantener el asma de distancia

Los ácidos grasos omega-3 se ha demostrado para reducir la inflamación, y el asma implica una inflamación de las vías respiratorias. Sería el consumo de pescado omega-3-ricos, por tanto, ayudar a reducir la gravedad del asma? A new study indicates that the answer is likely Yes.

Led by registered dietician Maria Papamichael from Australia’s La Trobe University, the study involved 64 Greek children aged 5 a 12 years in the city of Athens. All of the children had mild asthma.

For six months, half of the test subjects were instructed to eat at least two meals of cooked fatty fish per week, at a minimum of 150 grams per serving – this was as part of a Mediterranean diet, which traditionally also includes a lot of plant-based foods and whole grains, while minimizing salt, red meat and saturated fats. The other half of the children continued with their regular diet.

At the end of the study period, the participants who ate the fish twice a week were found to have a 14-point reduction in bronchial inflammation. Under international guidelines, anything over 10 units is considered to be significant.

“We already know that a diet high in fat, azúcar y sal pueden influir en el desarrollo y progresión del asma en niños y ahora tenemos pruebas de que también es posible controlar los síntomas del asma a través de una alimentación saludable,” dice Papamichael. “El pescado graso es alto en ácidos grasos omega-3 que tienen propiedades anti-inflamatorias. Nuestro estudio muestra el consumo de pescado sólo dos veces a la semana puede reducir significativamente la inflamación pulmonar en niños con asma.”

Fuente: newatlas.com, por Ben Coxworth