Asthma is a common respiratory condition affecting approximately 20 million Brazilians and causing around 350,000 hospitalizations annually in Brazil’s public health system (SUS). In this context, a team of Brazilian researchers has developed functional bread with the potential to prevent asthma, a discovery that could represent a significant step forward in managing this condition.

The innovative formulation of this bread, for which a patent application has already been filed in Brazil (BR1020210266465), contains a strain of brewer’s yeast with probiotic properties, Saccharomyces cerevisiae UFMG A-905. Studies conducted on mice have shown that this strain can attenuate asthma symptoms, offering considerable hope for future treatments aimed at humans.

Asthma is characterized by airway inflammation and hyperresponsivene...