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Asthma and Respiratory Diseases · Journal article
Journal of Asthma · September 7, 2026
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This is a single-arm, 8-week pilot study of a personalized Mediterranean diet in 37 obese children with asthma. The authors report favorable changes in quality of life, body composition, and selected metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers, but explicitly acknowledge that larger randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these preliminary findings. The absence of a control group and small sample size preclude definitive claims about efficacy.
Single-arm exploratory pilot study. Obese children with asthma aged 6–15 years.. Intervention: 8-week personalized Mediterranean diet intervention. n = 37.
37 obese asthmatic children aged 6–15 years completed 8-week Mediterranean diet intervention Changes reported in quality of life, body composition, and selected metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers (specific magnitudes not provided in abstract)
No data on adherence, dropout, or adverse events.
Clinicians should regard this as exploratory work suggesting a possible direction for future investigation. The single-arm design and lack of reported effect sizes limit any actionable inference; confirmation in a randomized, controlled setting is essential before considering dietary recommendations based on this evidence.
Single-arm pilot study in 37 children with no control group, surrogate endpoints, and explicit author statement that larger RCTs are needed to confirm findings.
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Clinicians should regard this as exploratory work suggesting a possible direction for future investigation. The single-arm design and lack of reported effect sizes limit any actionable inference; confirmation in a randomized, controlled setting is essential before considering dietary recommendations based on this evidence.
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BACKGROUND: Obesity-related asthma is characterized by metabolic dysfunction and systemic inflammation. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated whether an 8-week personalized Mediterranean diet intervention was associated with clinical, anthropometric, dietary, metabolic, inflammatory, and oxidative stress-related changes in obese children with asthma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This single-arm exploratory pilot study included 37 obese asthmatic children aged 6-15 years who completed an 8-week personalized Mediterranean diet intervention. Anthropometry, pulmonary function, asthma control, quality of life, dietary indices, metabolic markers, inflammatory/adipokine parameters, and oxidative stress biomarkers were assessed before and after the intervention. RESULTS:. CONCLUSION: In this single-arm pilot study, an 8-week personalized Mediterranean diet intervention was associated with favorable changes in quality of life, body composition, and selected metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers in obese children with asthma. Larger randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these preliminary findings.
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