About this Research Topic
Air pollution has been found to pose a significant health risk to pregnant women. Studies have shown that air pollution is linked to negative birth outcomes, such as preterm birth and low birth weight. The most effective solution that policymakers have considered so far is to control air pollution. However, this is difficult for many developing countries where industrial growth leading to air pollution generation is inevitable. Pollutants like PM2.5 can cause placental inflammation and oxidative stress when inhaled by pregnant women. PM2.5 is initially inhaled through normal breathing and then enters the lungs, leading to various harmful effects on the body's organs and causing chronic systemic inflammation. It has been suggested that antioxidant nutrients and an anti-inflammatory diet may help counteract the inflammation and oxidative stress caused by air pollutants. While anti-inflammatory diets are becoming popular, their specific impact on air pollutants has not been fully explored. The main purpose of this research topic is to explore the combined actions of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients in alleviating the negative impacts of air pollutants on pregnant women worldwide.
The aim of this Research Topic is to contribute to our understanding of the role of nutrition in preventing and reducing the negative health effects caused by air pollution. We also aim to provide evidence of new nutritional approaches to prevention through the use of dietary supplements. We welcome submissions of original research, reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and commentaries on this topic.
● The impact of dietary patterns like the Mediterranean or Oriental diet on the relationship between air pollution and inflammation, and whether these diets can mitigate the negative effects of air pollution.
● The connection between nutrition and anti-inflammation, including how an anti-inflammatory diet can affect inflammation.
● How nutrition can influence air pollution and birth outcomes, for example, how vitamins or dietary fiber might counteract the inflammation and oxidative stress caused by air pollution.
● The potential mechanisms that explain how dietary patterns have anti-inflammatory effects and their impact on fetal development.
● The effects of nutrient supplements during pregnancy on inflammation caused by air pollution exposure.
The aim of this Research Topic is to contribute to our understanding of the role of nutrition in preventing and reducing the negative health effects caused by air pollution. We also aim to provide evidence of new nutritional approaches to prevention through the use of dietary supplements. We welcome submissions of original research, reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and commentaries on this topic.
● The impact of dietary patterns like the Mediterranean or Oriental diet on the relationship between air pollution and inflammation, and whether these diets can mitigate the negative effects of air pollution.
● The connection between nutrition and anti-inflammation, including how an anti-inflammatory diet can affect inflammation.
● How nutrition can influence air pollution and birth outcomes, for example, how vitamins or dietary fiber might counteract the inflammation and oxidative stress caused by air pollution.
● The potential mechanisms that explain how dietary patterns have anti-inflammatory effects and their impact on fetal development.
● The effects of nutrient supplements during pregnancy on inflammation caused by air pollution exposure.
Keywords: Environment, nutrition and perinatal health, inflammation
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