Is vitamin D deficiency to blame for the asthma epidemic?
AA Litonjua, ST Weiss - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2007 - Elsevier
In the 1960s, the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases began to increase worldwide.
Currently, the burden of the disease is more than 300 million people affected. We
hypothesize that as populations grow more prosperous, more time is spent indoors, and
there is less exposure to sunlight, leading to decreased cutaneous vitamin D production.
Coupled with inadequate intake from foods and supplements, this then leads to vitamin D
deficiency, particularly in pregnant women, resulting in more asthma and allergy in their …
Currently, the burden of the disease is more than 300 million people affected. We
hypothesize that as populations grow more prosperous, more time is spent indoors, and
there is less exposure to sunlight, leading to decreased cutaneous vitamin D production.
Coupled with inadequate intake from foods and supplements, this then leads to vitamin D
deficiency, particularly in pregnant women, resulting in more asthma and allergy in their …