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Dr Peter Lio discusses how urbanization, modern lifestyles, and shifting environmental exposures may be driving rising rates of allergic rhinitis, food allergy, and atopic dermatitis—and which exposures should most concern clinicians.

In this interview, Peter Lio, MD, explores how modern environmental exposures—from pollution to lifestyle shifts—are accelerating type 2 inflammation and fueling atopic dermatitis and seasonal allergies in today’s patients.

Dr Peter Lio reviews the role of barrier-support strategies, environmental interventions like air and water modifiers, and emerging research and therapies for environmentally driven atopic disease, with practical takeaways for allergists and...

Learn how household chemicals, airborne pollutants, and seasonal pollen surges drive atopic dermatitis flares. Dr Peter Lio examines environmental triggers and microbiome disruption in AD for allergists and immunologists.