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- Title
Adherence to an Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Atopic Diseases' Prevalence in Adolescence: The Greek Global Asthma Network Study.
- Authors
Moriki, Dafni; Antonogeorgos, George; Koumpagioti, Despoina; Chaloutsi, Despoina; Ellwood, Philippa; García-Marcos, Luis; Priftis, Kostas N.; Douros, Konstantinos; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes
- Abstract
Objective: Atopic diseases are among the most common morbidities in children and adolescents. The association between adherence to an anti-inflammatory dietary pattern and the prevalence of atopic diseases among adolescents was examined. Methods: A total of 1934 adolescents (boys: 47.5%, mean age (standard deviation): 12.7 (0.6) years) were voluntarily enrolled. Participants completed a validated questionnaire on atopic disease status as well as one assessing dietary habits and other sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics. A special Diet Anti-inflammatory Index (DAI) score was calculated for the evaluation of adherence to an anti-inflammatory dietary pattern. Results: A total of 6.9% of the participants reported current asthma symptoms, while 25.3% reported rhinitis symptoms and 8.9% reported eczema. Adolescents with high adherence to an anti-inflammatory diet were 58% less likely to have asthma symptoms compared with those with low adherence when adjusted for multiple confounders (p < 0.01). No significant associations were observed between the level of adherence to an anti-inflammatory diet and the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and eczema. Conclusion: An anti-inflammatory diet seems to be independently associated with a lower prevalence of asthma in adolescents. Thus, pediatricians and other healthcare providers should promote anti-inflammatory dietary patterns as a preventive measure for atopic diseases from early stages of life.
- Subjects
FOOD habits; ASTHMA; ANTI-inflammatory agents; DIET; ATOPIC dermatitis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; HEALTH behavior; BEHAVIOR modification; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 14, p3191
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15143191