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Effective ways to prevent allergic diseases: Where do we stand?
In:. Berlin ; Heidelberg: Springer, 2022. 437-448 (Handb. Exp. Pharmacol. ; 268)
Since allergic diseases are of great public health relevance, effective primary prevention strategies are urgently needed. This chapter gives an overview of existing primary prevention programs on environmental exposures and dietary strategies based on epidemiological studies which have defined risk- and protective factors for the development of allergic diseases.The allergy protective effect mediated by growing up on a traditional farm environment is well studied. But the exact underlying mechanisms have still not been fully clarified and have not yet led to concrete prevention strategies. The beneficial effect of avoiding cigarette smoke exposure, indoor moisture and molds in pregnancy and childhood on the development of asthma is well documented. Whereas the avoidance of house dust mite exposure is not recommended to prevent eczema or allergy. Dietary supplementation with vitamins, pre- and probiotics in pregnant woman and their offspring is not harmful but evidence for the prevention of allergic diseases is still lacking. Fish oil consumption was shown to be asthma protective. The early introduction of peanuts and egg protein to prevent peanut and egg allergy in children with atopic dermatitis is promising. Further studies are needed to increase the overall evidence in allergy prevention. Most studies lack methodological standards such as randomization and blinding. More evidence is in demand on the potential beneficial impact of multifaceted interventional studies. The future of allergy prevention strategies might be based on individual risk assessment. Therefore, research in the immunological and molecular basis of allergic diseases needs to be promoted.
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Publication type
Article: Edited volume or book chapter
Keywords
Allergy ; Eczema ; Primary Prevention
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0171-2004
Quellenangaben
Volume: 268,
Pages: 437-448
Publisher
Springer
Publishing Place
Berlin ; Heidelberg
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Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Asthma and Allergy Prevention (IAP)