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Asthma is a chronic respiratory ailment that requires careful management due to its varying symptoms and influencing factors. It is characterized by airway inflammation, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and reversible airflow obstruction, leading to symptoms like wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. The symptom frequency and intensity may vary considerably over time. It is also linked to immune system responses to allergens and irritants, highlighting the complex...
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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by variable airflow obstruction and heightened bronchial responsiveness to a wide range of triggers. The underlying inflammation leads to airway swelling, mucus hypersecretion, and smooth muscle constriction, all of which narrow the airway lumen and impede airflow. Clinically, asthma presents with recurrent episodes of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing, symptoms that typically vary in intensity and...
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Asthma: Pathogenesis and Management01:20

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Asthma-IV: Nursing Management01:30

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Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Therapeutic Approach to Severe Asthma
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Diet and asthma: looking back, moving forward.

June-Ho Kim1, Philippa E Ellwood, M Innes Asher

  • 1Department of Cancer Immunology & AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. juneho.kim@post.harvard.edu

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|June 13, 2009
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Diet and nutrition are increasingly studied for their role in asthma prevention and severity. While no single dietary factor is conclusive, early life nutrition, including breastfeeding and maternal diet, shows promise in mitigating asthma risks.

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Published on: November 4, 2010

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health
  • Nutritional Science
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Asthma prevalence is rising globally, particularly in Westernized nations.
  • Dietary changes associated with westernization are potential contributors to asthma development.
  • Understanding nutrition's role is crucial for public health interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current hypotheses on diet and asthma, from individual nutrients to dietary patterns.
  • To explore the impact of early life nutrition, including breastfeeding and maternal diet.
  • To examine the interplay between genetics, environment, and nutrition in asthma.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of hypotheses concerning hygiene, nutrients, food types, dietary patterns, breastfeeding, probiotics, vitamin D, maternal diet, and genetics.
  • Analysis of population-level trends and individual physiological/immunological effects.
  • Synthesis of findings from epidemiological, genetic, and immunological research.

Main Results:

  • No conclusive evidence links specific nutrients or dietary patterns (post-early childhood) to asthma prevalence.
  • Breastfeeding offers modest protection against early childhood wheeze.
  • Maternal diet may influence fetal airway development and immune programming, potentially playing an epigenetic role.

Conclusions:

  • Diet is a significant factor in early life development relevant to asthma.
  • A multidisciplinary approach involving epidemiology, genetics, and immunology is essential.
  • Further research focusing on biological mechanisms is needed to unravel the diet-asthma connection.