Researchers found that children benefit from the anti-inflammatory properties of omega 3 in fish and antioxidants in fruit and vegetables.
But they warned that children who eat three or more burgers a week may have an increased risk of asthma, although this could be attributed to other unhealthy habits rather than a heavy meat diet.
Researchers from Germany, Spain and England examined data from 50,000 children from 20 countries between 1995 and 2005.
Parents were asked about their child's diet and whether they had been diagnosed with asthma or suffered from wheezing. Around 30,000 of the children were also tested for allergic reactions and to see if diet influenced the chances of them developing allergies.
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