Since leukotrienes have a major impact on asthma, researchers then began questioning where they were derived from. Leukotrienes are formed from omega 6 vegetable oil, which is also known as linoliec acid. Researchers have discovered that the way we eat is one of the major causes of asthma and allergic reactions. Eicasonoids generated from PUFA, particularly omega 6 are some of the early substances released in the lungs during an asthma attack. Omega 6, however, is not the only substance that can exacerbate asthma. Researchers have found that sugar sweetened foods and beverages may increase the symptoms of asthma by aldeyhyde oxidation of sugars and their promotion of oxidative stress and lipid per oxidation, which in turn activates the immune
