Title: 7 Foods to Avoid With Asthma
Headings: 7 Foods to Avoid With Asthma
7 Foods to Avoid With Asthma
Avoiding certain foods might help you avoid an asthma attack.
1. Dried fruit
2. Wine or beer
3. Shrimp
4. Pickles
5. Packaged or prepared potatoes
6. Maraschino cherries
7. Any foods to which you’re allergic
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Jennifer Larson

Content: 7 Foods to Avoid With Asthma
7 Foods to Avoid With Asthma
By Jennifer Larson
Last Updated: December 18, 2019
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Avoiding certain foods might help you avoid an asthma attack. You can’t magically cure yourself of your asthma symptoms by eating special foods. But the food you eat can have an influence. Some may even make your asthma symptoms worse. Not everyone will react the same way to the same foods, of course, but it may be worth closely monitoring your reaction to certain foods and avoiding them if necessary. 1. Dried fruit
Many kinds of dried fruit include sulfites, which are preservatives designed to stretch out the shelf life of the food—and one of the most problematic additives in foods for many people with asthma. Read the package for words like “potassium bisulfite” and “sodium sulfite” to determine if those dried cherries or apricots may trigger an asthma flare.