Khaberni - A study conducted by scientists from King's College London has shown that increasing the proportion of plant-based foods in the diet may be linked to alleviating the severity of psoriasis symptoms.
The study involved 257 people suffering from psoriasis, where researchers analyzed their dietary habits and linked their consumption of macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and fats) with the severity of their symptoms. The researchers found that the more a person relied on plant-based foods in their daily diet, the fewer symptoms they experienced of this annoying skin disease.
Main findings of the study:
Animal versus plant protein: Taking into account the body mass index factor, the researchers found that a high proportion of protein consumed from meats was associated with an increased likelihood of severe psoriasis symptoms.
Plant-based prevention: An increased proportion of plant protein in the diet was linked to a reduced risk of acute symptoms of the disease.
Sugary drinks: The scientists noted that frequent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages was associated with increased disease severity, although this relationship became less clear after adjusting the data according to body weight.
The researchers emphasized that these results are based only on observation and cannot prove a direct causal relationship (i.e., that a vegetarian diet is the direct cause of symptom alleviation) but suggest the possibility of adopting a vegetarian diet in strategies to control psoriasis, prompting the need for further clinical studies to confirm these results and explore the underlying mechanisms.
