Abstract:
Asthma is characterized as a lung inflammatory illness that is brought on and kept in check by an inappropriate immune response, increased airway responsiveness, and airflow restriction. In Western nations, the prevalence of asthma has rapidly increased, posing a serious threat to health. Changes in antioxidant consumption, a boost in the nutritional gap of n-6:n-3 polyunsaturated fats (PUFA), or a deficiency in vitamin D might all be to blame for the rise. In observational studies, PUFA, vitamin D, and healthy boost (vitamin E, vitamin C, beta-carotene, selenium, phenolics, and fruit) have all been associated to asthma. However, adding n-3 PUFA and antioxidant characteristics to the dietary plans of asthmatics provides little to no therapeutic impact. The usage of nutritional supplements is presently not supported by sufficient research. A small percentage of cohort studies have found a relationship between childhood asthma and mothers' prenatal consumption of certain nutrients (vitamin E, vitamin D, copper, zinc, and PUFA). Even though studies on vitamin D methods of intervention during pregnancy are still being conducted and two intervention studies indicate that dietary PUFA modification during pregnancy may be advantageous, more research is necessary to determine whether changing maternal diets during childbirth could act as a healthy, affordable health care measure to reduce the incidence of childhood asthma.
