Does a high-fibre diet help relieve asthma?

“Eating more fibre could help treat symptoms of asthma, scientists say,” The Independent reports.
This headline is based on a mouse study that looked at the role that different types of dietary fibre play in the gut and its effect on allergic airway inflammation.....

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Cold weather, heating season trigger asthma misery

Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects almost 26 million Americans, including 7.1 million children. Asthma narrows the airways that deliver oxygen to the lungs, making breathing difficult. Symptoms are triggered by exposure to airborne particles and other environmental contaminants. Unlike other lung-related diseases such as bronchitis and emphysema, asthma is reversible. However, inflammation can cause long-term damage to the lungs, so symptoms must be controlled or avoided.....

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