Immunonutrition: Diet and Allergic Diseases
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Immunology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 April 2025) | Viewed by 197
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Allergic diseases (ADs) are increasing in both morbidity and mortality. Genetic, environmental, and dietary factors may be involved in this increase. For this reason, they represent a significant public health problem, and there is a great need to understand modifiable risk factors better.
Nutrition during pregnancy, lactation, and the first years of life can be vital in preventing ADs. Both primary prevention, which prevents the development of sensitization, and secondary prevention, which aims to decrease the development of a disease following sensitization, are essential.
Food allergy (FA) represents one of the leading chronic diseases of the pediatric population. The intestinal microbiome (IM)–immune system (IS) axis is a milestone in susceptibility to food allergy. The dynamic and bidirectional interaction between MI and SI begins early in life and is profoundly modulated during the first 1000 days of life. Immunonutrition strategies, applied from conception, could represent an innovative target for the prevention and treatment of pediatric FA.
Several studies indicate that avoiding food allergens during pregnancy does not reduce the risk of developing FA. International guidelines unanimously advise against avoidance diets due to potential adverse effects on essential nutrient intake and the overall health of both women and children. Research on probiotics and prebiotics during pregnancy as preventive measures is promising, although evidence remains limited.
Biodiversity is vital in developing immunological tolerance to environmental and food allergens.
Dr. Elisa Gómez-Torrijos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- allergic diseases
- food allergy
- intestinal microbiome
- immune system
- environmental allergens
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