Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and reoccurring symptoms reversible airflow obstruction or simply, we can say it is a chronic lung disease which inflames and narrows the airways. Asthma effects people of all ages, but it most often starts at childhood. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing. Asthma cannot be cured but can be controlled by taking proper precautions and medicines.Eating a balanced diet and maintaining a healthy weight may make easier to manage asthma. Eating too much saturated fats may increase the risk of asthma attacks.
Vegetables | |
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To Avoid | To Consume |
Okra | Cauliflower |
Eggplant | Radish |
Beans | carrot |
Potato | Peas |
Taro roots | Broccoli |
Mushroom | Bottle gourd |
Cabbage | Round gourd |
Onions | Bitter gourd |
Dried and Canned vegetable | Beans |
- | Garlic |
- | Ginger |
Cereals | |
White Rice | Whole wheat |
Whole refined flour and its products | Whole grains cereals |
refined sugar | Porridge |
- | Oats |
Fruits | |
Apricot | Apple |
Peaches | Pear |
Orange | Sugar cane |
Grapes | Papaya |
All Berries | Water melon |
Dried Fruits and All citrus fruits | Musk melon |
- | Pomegranate |
Pulses | |
Whole pulses (limited amount) | All Pulses |
Soy and its products | - |
Dairy Products | |
Milk and its products | - |
Cheese | - |
Buttermilk | - |
Condensed milk | - |
Spices | |
Green chili | Turmeric |
Red chili | Cumin |
Cloves | Fenugreek |
- | Fennel |
- | Pepper |
- | Garlic |
- | Salt (limited) |
Drinks | |
Alcohol | Coconut water |
Processed and canned food | Clear soups |
Junk food | Sugarcane juice |
Tea | Herbal tea |
Coffee | Beetroot juice |
- | Bitter gourd juice |
- | Pumpkin juice |
Non-Veg | |
Shark | Egg white portion only (limit) |
Swordfish | - |
Tuna | - |
Marlin | - |
clams | - |
Mussels | - |
Oysters | - |
Scallops | - |
Meat patties | - |
Burgers | - |
Pork | - |
Red meat | - |
Prawns | - |
Lobster,Crab | - |
Turkey | - |
Rabbit | - |
Fats | |
Unsaturated fats | Cow ghee |
Cream | Sunflower oil |
Palm oil | Canola oil |
Coconut oil | Olive oil |
Butter | Mustard oil |
Hydrogenated oil | - |
A glass of water+ fenugreek seeds
Vegetable Dalia / Broken wheat porridge / veg upma / Veg Vermicelli / Veg poha / Veg Idli/ Veg Oats / Besanchilla (gram flour) / Missi Roti / Chapatti with Veg or Dal / 1 egg white only
Fruit/ Vegetable juice/ Coconut water
Chapatti + Vegetable + Dal + salad
Herbal tea / Green tea / Sprouts / Roasted Chickpea / Rice flake Snack/ Homemade soup
Chapatti + Vegetable + Dal + Salad