Buckwheat and Other Food Allergy/Intoierance, Asthma, and Dietary Habits among Female University Students in Kobe and Kamakura, Japan

摘要

A questionnaire was distributed to students, 153 females participated. Totally 15.7% had doctor's diagnosed asthma, 56.9% allergy to pollen, 15.7% cat allergy, 11.1% dog allergy, and 24.2% any food allergy/intolerance. Those with food allergy/intolerance have more often doctors' diagnosed asthma, wheeze, dog allergy, and mould allergy. Those consuming meat often had more wheeze and respiratory infections that needed antibiotic treatment. Those consuming fish often had less respiratory infections. Those consuming fruits often had less wheeze. Those consuming yoghurt often had less furry pet allergy. Those consuming fast food/hamburgers often, had more wheeze, attacks of breathlessness, and pollen allergy. Those consuming carbonated soft drinks oftenhad more respiratory infections. Totally, 23.0% used butter, 21.7% margarine, 40.1% olive oil, and 55.3% rape seed oil, and 24.3% other types of oils. Those consuming butter and rape seed oil had more wheeze. Those consuming margarine had more nocturnalbreathlessness. In conclusion, many had doctor's diagnosed asthma and allergies, few had current asthma medication. Frequent fish, milk, yoghurt, and fruit consumption seems to be beneficial, while butter, margarine, rape seed oil, and frequent consumption of meat, fast food and soft drinks could be risk factors for allergy and asthma