Rhinosinusitis, Otitis, Tubaritis, Adenoiditis, and Other Inflammatory Diseases (-Itis), Mediated by Immunological Alterations Caused by Inadequate Nutrition
A special issue of Sinusitis (ISSN 2673-351X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 6863
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Mediterranean diet; traditional diet; nutritional intervention; nutritional therapy; recurrent acute rhinosinusitis; recurrent acute otitis media; otitis media with effusion; persistent nasal obstruction; recurrent wheezing; recurrent colds
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With globalisation, the so-called ‘Western civilisation’ diet has been imposed in recent decades while traditional diets, which have been the basis of food for millennia, have been abandoned.
The main difference between these diets is the concept of consuming processed and non-fermentable foods vs. fresh and fermentable foods. The former, having been designed to be non-perishable and precooked, can easily be transported and sold in supermarkets while the latter, being perishable, require food markets and careful home preparation.
In recent years, much consideration has been given to the types of food we consume in relation to the inflammatory processes that we suffer from. We want to highlight the importance of the ‘nutritional report’ which was compiled in collaboration with nutritionists. It is an essential document to know the quality of our patients' diets and to be able to intervene appropriately. As the traditional diet of our area, we recommend the Mediterranean diet as the most appropriate approach to treat patients who suffer from some types of inflammatory diseases.
Our research regarding the effects of the Traditional Mediterranean Diet (TMD) on childhood inflammatory diseases open the hypothesis that the immune system does not recognise unsuitable foods very well and responds with the formation of pro-inflammatory cytokines (something similar to what occurs during COVID-19 exposure) which, in turn, lead to hyper-reactivity of mucous membranes against the triggering agents. These mucous membrane diseases or mucositis (the suffix ‘-itis' indicating multiple mucous membranes of the body being affected) include respiratory mucous membranes (e.g., rhinosinusitis, otitis, tubaritis, adenoiditis and bronchitis).
In this Special Issue, we invite those researchers who have found a relationship between common inflammatory diseases of the mucosa and the abandonment of the traditional diet to participate. Our goal is to document and promote the traditional diet as a method of prevention and treatment option for inflammatory diseases that afflict human beings.
Effects of the Traditional Mediterranean Diet in Childhood Recurrent Acute Rhinosinusitis.
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-351X/5/2/11
Effects of the Mediterranean Diet on Morbidity from Inflammatory and Recurrent Diseases with Special Reference to Childhood Asthma.
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/5/936
Effects of the Traditional Mediterranean Diet in Patients with Otitis Media with Effusion.
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/7/2181
Persistent Nasal Obstruction: An Expression of the Pro-Inflammatory State?
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-351X/5/1/10
Dr. Fernando M. Calatayud Sáez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dietary pattern
- Mediterranean diet
- traditional diet
- rhinosinusitis
- acute otitis media
- otitis media with effusion
- persistent nasal obstruction
- recurrent wheezing
- recurrent colds
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