Association between soft drinks consumption and asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Abdulmohsen Hamdan Al-ZalabaniIbrahim Noor ElahiAbdullah KatibAbdulmajeed G AlamriAbdulrahman HalawaniNasser M AlsindiMohammed AlmatrafiAnke WesseliusKelly F J Stewart

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

Our findings show a positive association between soft drinks consumption and asthma prevalence, mostly from cross-sectional studies. Therefore, more longitudinal research is required to establish causality.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
allergic rhinitis
risk factors
emergency department
cystic fibrosis
air pollution
case control