Overview
Diet is increasingly recognized as a potential factor in asthma, but asthma is not a single disease. It is a heterogeneous condition made up of different endotypes, meaning biologically distinct subtypes driven by different immune pathways. This study examined whether dietary patterns were linked to a specific asthma endotype, especially T helper 17 high asthma, in Puerto Rican children and adolescents.
Puerto Rican youth are an important population to study because asthma is common and often severe in this group. Understanding how diet may influence asthma biology could help identify modifiable risk factors and support more personalized prevention strategies.
