Diet, Asthma and Respiratory Health

Dear Colleagues,

Asthma is a multifactorial disease, so it is expected that its development, progression and management are related to exposure to several factors, including dietary habits. The results from previous epidemiological research have shown that diet, asthma and respiratory health associations may differ according to exposure windows, including the prenatal period (via maternal diet), childhood and adulthood. Specifically, suboptimal maternal diet can negatively influence the development of the offspring innate and adaptive immune systems and their subsequent interaction with allergens and thus be involved in predisposition to asthma later in life, while affecting structural lung growth, which might compromise the normal lung function trajectory of children.

Nonetheless, the evidence still supports the role of diet and nutrition in the context of different asthma phenotypes and modulating lung function trajectories throughout life, and there are some mechanisms that remain to be clarified, such as diet modulating the cross talk between the lungs and gut microbiota.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide new insights towards the understanding of the role of diet and nutrition in respiratory health and asthma development, progression and management, including the complex mechanisms linking diet, inflammation and the neural and immune systems. We invite authors to submit their original works that will contribute to improved support and prevention strategies in this area.

Dr. Francisca Castro Mendes
Dr. Diana Silva
Guest Editors

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