Francisca de Castro Mendes
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de Castro Mendes F, Severo M, Paciencia I, Lopes C, Santos A, Barros H, et al.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
. 2025 Jan;
36(1):e70024.
PMID: 39784956
Background: We aimed to investigate the association between maternal caffeine intake during pregnancy and asthma in children by 10 years of age. Methods: We considered 5585 mother-child pairs enrolled in...
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Rodrigues M, Padrao P, de Castro Mendes F, Moreira A, Moreira P
Nutrients
. 2024 Jul;
16(14).
PMID: 39064684
Poor dietary choices have been rising concurrently with an increase in asthma prevalence, especially in children. Dietary indexes that simultaneously measure the healthiness and sustainability of dietary patterns have emerged...
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Rodrigues M, de Castro Mendes F, Padrao P, Delgado L, Barros R, Cavaleiro Rufo J, et al.
Children (Basel)
. 2023 Sep;
10(9).
PMID: 37761439
An adequate sodium intake is related to various health benefits. Parallelly, the Mediterranean diet (MD) is a dietary pattern known for its many positive impacts on health. Nonetheless, the association...
4.
Rodrigues M, de Castro Mendes F, Padrao P, Delgado L, Paciencia I, Barros R, et al.
Children (Basel)
. 2023 Aug;
10(8).
PMID: 37628304
There seems to exist an intricate relationship between airway inflammation, body mass index (BMI), and diet. The intake of specific foods or food groups has been suggested to suppress the...
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Rodrigues M, de Castro Mendes F, Paciencia I, Cavaleiro Rufo J, Silva D, Delgado L, et al.
Children (Basel)
. 2023 Feb;
10(2).
PMID: 36832392
Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) analysis is a recently developed, non-invasive method used to identify and quantify biomarkers, mainly those coming from the lower respiratory tract. It seems that diet can...
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Moreira A, de Castro Mendes F, Rama T, Mota D, Silva D, Padua I, et al.
Porto Biomed J
. 2022 Feb;
7(1):e169.
PMID: 35146176
Allergic diseases comprise a significant cause of morbidity worldwide and a substantial burden on the health and medical systems of both developed and emerging economies. Although highly prevalent, relatively severe,...
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Ducharme-Smith K, Mora-Garcia G, de Castro Mendes F, Ruiz-Diaz M, Moreira A, Villegas R, et al.
ERJ Open Res
. 2021 Nov;
7(4).
PMID: 34765673
Background: There is a large burden of COPD in the US. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between diet quality with lung function, spirometric restriction and...
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de Castro Mendes F, Ducharme-Smith K, Mora-Garcia G, Alqahtani S, Ruiz-Diaz M, Moreira A, et al.
Nutrients
. 2021 Jul;
13(6).
PMID: 34205308
Increasing epidemiological evidence suggests that optimal diet quality helps to improve preservation of lung function and to reduce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk, but no study has investigated the...
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de Castro Mendes F, Paciencia I, Cavaleiro Rufo J, Farraia M, Silva D, Padrao P, et al.
Nutrients
. 2021 Apr;
13(5).
PMID: 33922948
Evidence about the impact of vegetable and fruit diversity consumption on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning is scarce. In this cross-sectional study (513 participants, 49.9% girls aged 7 to...
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de Castro Mendes F, Paciencia I, Cavaleiro Rufo J, Farraia M, Silva D, Padrao P, et al.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
. 2021 Jan;
32(5):925-936.
PMID: 33394508
Background: A diet rich in fruits and vegetables has been suggested to counteract the oxidative stress and inflammation that characterize asthma. We aimed to assess the association between vegetable and...