Lifestyle linked to asthma
A HEALTHY diet and regular exercise can significantly reduce asthma symptoms and improve quality of life for those with the condition, research claims.
Scientists in Italy compared asthma patients assigned specific lifestyle-changing regimes with those who continued living as normal for eight weeks.
Those who took exercise classes three times a week and ate a healthy lowglycaemic index diet rich in protein, fruit and vegetables rated their asthma symptoms score 50 per cent lower than patients in the nonintervention control group.
Participants who altered their exercise level or diet, but not both, reported a 30 per cent improvement.
Dr Louise Toennesen, from Bispebjerg University Hospital in Denmark, said: “Exercise combined with a healthy diet can help patients control their asthma symptoms and enjoy a better quality of life.”