Early Life Food Desert Status Is Associated With Alpha and Gamma‐Tocopherol Levels and Infant Lung Function

Not living in a food desert is associated with the highest α- and lowest γ-tocopherol levels at 3 months of age. At 3 months of age, not living in a food desert was associated with higher lung function; with higher lung function associated with the highest α-tocopherol and lowest γ-tocopherol levels. Prospective trials are needed to determine if a lack of nutritious food during pregnancy and the first year of life is linked with decreased α-tocopherol and increased γ-tocopherol throughout this time period, and if this potential link is consistently associated with lower airway measurements that persist for the first few years of life.