Asthma affects 300 million people worldwide and claims approximately 5,000 lives each year in the United States alone.
Most of us know someone affected by this condition and are familiar with the debilitating symptoms, yet few people make the diet changes necessary to keep asthma attacks at bay.
Indeed, both Dr.
Frank Oski, the chief of pediatrics at the John Hopkins School of Medicine, and Dr.
Charles R.
Attwood, author of A Vegetarian Doctor Speaks Out, believe that more than 50% of all schoolchildren are allergic to milk and that the consumption of dairy products is responsible for the majority of allergy-triggered asthma cases.
Meat is not an asthmatic's friend either.
The Journal of Asthma published a study conducted at Shou University in Taiwan that found that teenagers who consumed meat were 1.
5 times more likely than vegan teenagers to develop asthma.
Furthermore, the National Center for Biotechnology Information released the following statement about a similar study conducted at their facility: "Thirty-five patients who had suffered from bronchial asthma for an average of 12 years, all receiving long-term medication, 20 including cortisone, were subject to therapy with vegan food for 1 year.
In almost all cases, medication was withdrawn or drastically reduced.
There was a significant decrease in asthma symptoms.
" People who have or are concerned about developing asthma should speak to a doctor about the benefits of adopting a vegan diet.
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