Obese and Have Psoriasis? Weight Loss Reduces Severity

Posted on August 2, 2016 | 1 Comment

Sure, it’s a small research study and I only have the abstract.

Anyway, a reduced-calorie diet led to loss of 15 kg (33 lb) over 16 weeks. Over the next 48 weeks, dieters only regained 5 kg (11 lb). (But, hey. Diets don’t work, right?)

It’s possible the specific diet itself lead to the psoriasis improvement, but the researchers don’t make that claim in the abstract. They credit the long-term weight loss:

“Long-term weight loss in patients with psoriasis has long-lasting positive effects on the severity of psoriasis.”

Source: Long-term effects of weight reduction on the severity of psoriasis in a cohort derived from a randomized trial: a prospective observational follow-up study

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One response to “Obese and Have Psoriasis? Weight Loss Reduces Severity”

  1. Nick | August 2, 2016 at 6:13 AM |

    Psoriasis is an inflammatory disease. Go onto a low inflammation diet (keto) and you will reduce the symptoms considerably, if not stop it altogether :))