ArticleAnnals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology2015
Diet, interleukin-17, and childhood asthma in Puerto Ricans.
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- A Meta-Analysis on Vitamin D Supplementation and Asthma Treatment.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
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- Effects of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption on Risk of Asthma, Wheezing and Immune Responses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2017Pooled it
- A Multiomics Approach to Identify Genes Associated with Childhood Asthma Risk and Morbidity.American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology · 2017Trial
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- Dietary Patterns in Relation to Asthma and Wheeze Among Adolescents in a South African Rural Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Foundations of Pediatric Lifestyle Medicine.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Persistent cat ownership and asthma in a longitudinal study of Puerto Rican youth.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2024Article
- Associations of the planetary health diet index (PHDI) with asthma: the mediating role of body mass index.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Association between DASH diet and asthma symptoms among a large sample of adolescents: a cross-sectional study.BMC nutrition · 2024Article
- Association between a western diet and asthma among children and adolescents.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Dietary choline intake and its association with asthma: A study based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database.Clinical and translational allergy · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic status, diet, and recurrent severe asthma exacerbations in Puerto Rican youth.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2024Article
- Importance of diet in children and adolescents with obesity and asthma.Pediatric endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism · 2024Review
- Association between protein intake, serum albumin and blood eosinophil in US asthmatic adults.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Article
- Adult-onset asthma, allergy, and aspirin hypersensitivity associate with self-reported food avoidance.European clinical respiratory journal · 2024Article
- Dairy intake in association with asthma symptoms among a large sample of children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Exposure to violence and asthma in Puerto Rican youth with high Th2 immunity.Pediatric pulmonology · 2023Article
- Understanding and controlling asthma in Latin America: A review of recent research informed by the SCAALA programme.Clinical and translational allergy · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundDietary patterns might influence the pathogenesis of asthma in Puerto Ricans, the ethnic group most affected by this disease in the United States.
objectiveTo examine the association among diet, T-helper cell type 17 cytokines, and asthma in Puerto Rican children.
methodsAs part of a case-control study of 678 Puerto Rican children 6 to 14 years old in San Juan, participants completed a 75-item questionnaire on the child's food consumption in the prior week. Foods were aggregated into 7 groups: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, dairy, fats, and sweets. Logistic regression was used to evaluate consumption frequency of each group, plasma T-helper cell type 17 cytokine levels, and asthma. Based on this analysis, a food score (range -2 [unhealthy diet: high consumption of dairy products and sweets, low consumption of vegetables and grains] to +2 [healthy diet: high consumption of grains and vegetables, low consumption of dairy and sweets]) was created to identify dietary patterns.
resultsHigh consumption of grains was associated with lower odds of asthma (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.52, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.33-0.82), whereas frequent consumption of dairy products (aOR 1.93, 95% CI 1.32-2.84) or sweets (aOR 1.82, 95% CI 1.08-2.72) was associated with higher odds of asthma. A healthier diet (each 1-point increment in food score) was associated with lower levels of interleukin-17F (β = -1.48 pg/mL, 95% CI -1.78 to -1.20) and with 36% decreased odds of asthma (aOR 0.64, 95% CI 0.53-0.77).
conclusionA healthy diet, with frequent consumption of vegetables and grains and low consumption of dairy products and sweets, was associated with lower levels of interleulin-17F and decreased odds of childhood asthma in Puerto Ricans.
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