The increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergy: food for thought

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Graham Devereux
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[1] University of Aberdeen,the Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine
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Nature Reviews Immunology | 2006年 / 6卷
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There has been an enormous increase in the prevalence of asthma and allergy in the Western world over the past four decades. Marked changes in our diet might be a contributing factor, so could dietary intervention in pregnant women be a preventive measure?
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