The effect of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacity of diet on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis phenotype: Nutrition as therapeutic tool?

This 2021 review covers dietary nutrients that are capable of modifying glucose/lipid metabolism and insulin responses and aims to present the impacts of these nutrients on chronic inflammation and immunity. Katsimbri et al. also discuss how these nutritional regimens may act as potentially therapeutic tools for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Dietary nutrients have been shown to activate the immune system, and their effects may result in the overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines. Psoriasis is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory disease that is more prevalent in obese individuals. It is said that weight loss interventions, supplementation, and various dietary regimens such as gluten-free and Mediterranean diet, may lead to improvements in psoriasis’ natural course and response to therapy. Because of the low volume of research, further investigation into more sophisticated nutritional patterns, such as ketogenic, very low-carbohydrate or specific macro- and micro-nutrient substitution, are recommended. [NPID: pain, insulin, inflammation, immunity, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, immunity, immune system, psoriasis obesity, keto, low-carb]

Year: 2021

Reference: Katsimbri, P., Korakas, E., Kountouri, A., Ikonomidis, I., Tsougos, E., Vlachos, D., Papadavid, E., Raptis, A., & Lambadiari, V. (2021). The Effect of Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Capacity of Diet on Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Phenotype: Nutrition as Therapeutic Tool?. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 10(2), 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10020157

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