Consumption of artificially-sweetened soft drinks in pregnancy and risk of child asthma and allergic rhinitis.

BACKGROUND: Past evidence has suggested a role of artificial sweeteners in allergic disease; yet, the evidence has been inconsistent and unclear. OBJECTIVE: To examine relation of intake of artificially-sweetened beverages during pregnancy with child asthma and allergic rhinitis at 18 months and 7 y...

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Main Authors: Ekaterina Maslova, Marin Strøm, Sjurdur F Olsen, Thorhallur I Halldorsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3584110?pdf=render