The Role of Diet in Children with Psoriasis: Emerging Evidence and Current Issues.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the potential benefits of a gluten-free diet, among other dietary regimens, in managing psoriasis and its associated comorbidities in pediatric and adult patients.
Results Summary
The study suggests that a gluten-free diet, along with Mediterranean and low-calorie diets, may positively influence disease control in psoriasis patients, particularly in reducing associated conditions like celiac disease and obesity. However, the abstract does not provide specific data on the magnitude of these effects.
Population
Pediatric and adult patients with psoriasis, particularly those with associated conditions like celiac disease and obesity.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mediterranean diet | increase | disease control | adult patients with psoriasis and adequate pharmacological therapy | - | may positively affect | #1 |
gluten-free diet | increase | disease control | adult patients with psoriasis and adequate pharmacological therapy | - | may positively affect | #2 |
low-calorie diet | increase | disease control | adult patients with psoriasis and adequate pharmacological therapy | - | may positively affect | #3 |
Mediterranean, gluten-free, or low-calorie diet | neutral | - | children with psoriasis | - | may play a role | #4 |
Mediterranean, gluten-free, or low-calorie diet | decrease | psychological stress | pediatric psoriasis | - | may be positively influenced | #5 |
Mediterranean, gluten-free, or low-calorie diet | decrease | celiac disease | pediatric psoriasis | - | may be positively influenced | #6 |
Mediterranean, gluten-free, or low-calorie diet | decrease | obesity | pediatric psoriasis | - | may be positively influenced | #7 |
tailor-made dietary strategy | increase | good growth | - | - | ensuring | #8 |
tailor-made dietary strategy | increase | adequate intake of essential micro- and macronutrients | - | - | ensuring | #9 |
tailor-made dietary strategy | decrease | pro-inflammatory biochemical profile | psoriasis disease | - | impacting | #10 |
tailor-made dietary strategy | decrease | associated cardiovascular risk | psoriasis disease | - | impacting | #11 |
Psoriasis is an immune-mediated inflammatory systemic disease with skin tropism and chronic relapsing course; it is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk and with many metabolic comorbidities, emerging during childhood in 22-33% of cases. Diet influences the presentation and the clinical course of inflammatory diseases, including psoriasis; in particular, it was shown that a Mediterranean, gluten-free, or low-calorie diet may positively affect disease control in adult patients with psoriasis and adequate pharmacological therapy. These three dietary regimens may play a role also in children with psoriasis. It has been demonstrated that pediatric psoriasis is associated with psychological stress, celiac disease, and obesity, which may be positively influenced by these dietary regimens, respectively. Therefore, the expertise of multiple health figures (gastroenterologists, nutritionists, pediatricians, dermatologists) is required to plan a tailor-made dietary strategy, ensuring good growth, through an adequate intake of essential micro- and macronutrients and, at the same time, impacting the pro-inflammatory biochemical profile and on the associated cardiovascular risk of psoriasis disease.