Yourwellness Magazine Follows Up Psoriasis Weight Loss Study
London, UK (PRWEB UK) 21 July 2013 -- According to a report published online May 29th 2013 by JAMA Dermatology (doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.722), a low-calorie diet that leads to weight loss may help overweight patients to improve their psoriasis symptoms. Led by Peter Jensen, MD, PhD, of the Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Denmark, the researchers conducted a randomised clinical trial with 60 obese patients with psoriasis, measuring the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) after 16 weeks and the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI).
At week 16, the mean (average) body weight loss was almost 34 pounds (15.4 kg) greater in the intervention group than in the control group, and the mean differences in PASI and DLQI, which also favoured the intervention group, were -2.0 and -2.0, respectively. The authors concluded in their report, “Our results emphasize the importance of weight loss as part of a multimodal treatment approach to effectively treat both the skin condition and its associated comorbid conditions in overweight patients with psoriasis.” (http://media.jamanetwork.com/news-item/weight-loss-may-improve-psoriasis-symptoms-in-overweight-patients/)
With this in mind, Yourwellness Magazine explored the link between skin conditions and obesity. According to Yourwellness Magazine, “The skin condition psoriasis, the formation of red, often scaly or itchy lesions on the body, has been linked to obesity in a recent study. This is just another link between obesity and other medical conditions and is one more reason why this illness needs to be taken much more seriously.”
Yourwellness Magazine noted that the study investigated people from nine different countries including the USA, and found that children who have psoriasis are four times as likely to be obese. When the researchers looked solely at the USA, children were as much as seven times likely to be obese as those without the condition. Yourwellness Magazine commented that the scientists are yet to determine whether it is obesity which causes psoriasis or it is the skin condition which goes towards increasing obesity, but regardless the findings further prove the dangers obesity can cause to health. (http://www.yourwellness.com/2012/12/links-between-skin-conditions-and-obesity/)
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Michael Kitt, Yourwellness Publishing Ltd, http://www.yourwellness.com, 0208 588 9553, [email protected]
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