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In patients with preasthma and bronchial asthma, short-term courses of fasting dietotherapy (FDT) with a 7-day fasting period proved to be effective, as evidenced by clinical-and-functional and laboratory investigations. The incidence rate of viral infections was much lower with short-term courses compared to long-term courses. Too low an effect, if any, with FDT short-term courses can be explained by excess of the patient's body weight. Short-term FDT courses with a 3-day fasting period have been found out to result in a significant decrease in the level of anxiety, as measured by Spilberger Anxiety Inventory.

Forty-four patients with bronchial asthma, aside from clinical and functional evaluation, were studied for the psychological profile (MMPI-test) and the presence of antibodies to the lung tissue. The correlations established were as follows: normal titers of antibodies to the lung tissue--more agreeable and satisfactory psychological profile of the patients, the lower or higher the antibody titer, the less acceptable is the psychological profile.