Does Mediterranean diet ‘cut asthma risk’?

A study on children in Crete suggests that children who eat a Mediterranean diet, high in fruit and vegetables and low in saturated fat, are less likely to develop asthma and allergies, according to new research. But is this because the children live in a different environment from children in inner cities who seems to be most prone to asthma, and whose families may not be able to afford the diet? This diet needs testing in environments where childhood asthma is most likely to occur.