Relationship between dietary antioxidants and childhood asthma: more epidemiological studies are needed.

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Approximately 15 million Americans including over 5 million children suffer from asthma, the most common chronic disease in childhood. The prevalence of pediatric asthma has risen sharply over the past four decades, with the sharpest increases occurring in children younger than 6 years and in urban, predominantly minority, populations. The reasons for this dramatic increase are not yet clear. Recent...

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