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Do You Believe Milk Makes Mucus?
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158:601-603.
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The belief has persisted for centuries that ingestion of milk causes excessive mucus, although the few studies on the topic have failed to demonstrate any effects of milk on mucus production.1-3 The objectives of this study were to ascertain the prevalence and sources of this belief in parents; whether parents were more likely to believe that milk causes mucus if their children had allergies, asthma, or cystic fibrosis; and whether this belief altered their children's diets.
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Following institutional review board approval, parents waiting in a pediatric pulmonology office were asked to complete a 9-question anonymous questionnaire regarding the relationship between milk and mucus. They were asked if they avoid giving their children milk when they are ill; if they thought their child was allergic to milk; and if their child had allergies, asthma, or cystic fibrosis. They were also asked to indicate their family's ethnicity.
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The number, percentage, and 95% . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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Christina Lee
Rochester, NY
Allen J. Dozor, MD
Valhalla, NY
Corresponding author: Allen J. Dozor, MD, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595 (e-mail: allen_dozor@nymc.edu).
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