Asthma : What to eat and what not
EAT PLENTY OF
• Fruits and vegetables (aim for 5 to 10 servings per day).
• Chicken soup, broth, and other fluids to help thin bronchial mucus.
• Foods high in omega-3 fatty acids such as salmon, mackerel, herring, and sardines to counter inflammation.
AVOID
• Any foods, including additives, that seem to bring on attacks.
• Mushrooms, cheese, soy sauce, and yeasty breads if molds trigger attacks.
• Salicylates, an ingredient in aspirin, tea, vinegar, salad dressings, many fruits, and a few vegetables.
• Any food preserved with sulfites.
• Foods containing tartrazine, or yellow food dye 5.
