Al-Rebdi Muath, Rabbani Unaib
Family Medicine, Qassim Health Cluster, Buraidah, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 Feb 1;15(2):e34526. doi: 10.7759/cureus.34526. eCollection 2023 Feb.
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the quality of life of patients, and asthma exacerbations are often a reason for hospitalization and activity limitations. Obesity has been linked to asthma as a risk and exacerbating factor. Evidence suggests that weight reduction has a positive effect on asthma control. However, there is also debate on the role of the ketogenic diet in asthma control. Here we present a case of asthma who reported markedly improved asthma after starting a ketogenic diet in the absence of any other lifestyle change. Over the four months on the ketogenic diet, the patient reported losing 20 kg of weight, reduction in blood pressure (without antihypertensives), and complete alleviation of asthma symptoms. This case report is important as the control of asthma after a ketogenic diet is not studied well in humans and therefore needs to be studied extensively.
哮喘是一种影响患者生活质量的慢性疾病，哮喘发作常常是住院和活动受限的原因。肥胖已被认为是哮喘的一个风险和加重因素。有证据表明，体重减轻对哮喘控制有积极作用。然而，关于生酮饮食在哮喘控制中的作用也存在争议。在此，我们报告一例哮喘患者，在未进行任何其他生活方式改变的情况下，开始生酮饮食后哮喘症状明显改善。在进行生酮饮食的四个月里，该患者体重减轻了20千克，血压下降（未服用降压药），哮喘症状完全缓解。该病例报告具有重要意义，因为生酮饮食后哮喘的控制在人类中尚未得到充分研究，因此需要进行广泛研究。
