The researchers said on Friday in Sydney, Australia, that they believe such a diet can reduce airway inflammation in people with the disease, which causes sufferers periods where they can barely breathe.
The University of Newcastle Associate Professors Lisa Wood, Katherine Baines, Bronwyn Berthon and Peter Gibson, said eating more dietary fiber may help control the symptoms.
Prof. Lisa Wood, the Lead Researcher, said all was set to run a clinical trial to investigate the theory, adding that ``what you eat when you have asthma is important.
``Some foods may be detrimental for asthma sufferers, such as fast foods that are high in saturated fat, while things like fruits and vegetables are beneficial.
``We know from other trials that we've done that people with asthma may not eat enough fiber, and that more fiber in the diet is related to better lung function and less inflammation in the airways.’’
Wood said patients in the trial would drink powdered fiber supplement.
She said ``when we eat soluble fiber, the healthy bacteria in our gut break fiber down to create compounds that travel into the bloodstream and have positive effects throughout the body.’’
She added that ``because there are currently no cure for asthma, the more we know about the effects of diet in asthma, the more we can help people to get their asthma under control.’’ (Xinhua/NAN)
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