Per Lcda. Yaira L Doylet R. (MsC Public Health).
Alternate Member of the Association of Nutritionists of Guayas ANUG
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Psoriasis is an immunomediated disease, is chronic and recurrent that affects, on average, 1-3% of the world’s population.
There is a genetic susceptibility to this disease, but it is also heavily influenced by environmental factors (usually improving in summer), such as infections and mental and physical stress, and possibly diet. The clinic is also accentuated with tobacco, alcohol intake, as well as with certain drugs, such as beta-blockers, lithium and antimalarial drugs.
The dietary factors that could influence psoriasis are:
- Caloric intake / Obesity. The prevalence and severity of psoriasis has been shown to be lower in times of dietary deficiency. Therefore, he has postulated that the disease will improve with low calorie diets.
- Alcohol. Alcohol consumption stimulates the release of histamine and therefore would aggravate skin lesions. In addition, alcohol intake will be associated with an increased intake of high-fat, low-fat meals in vegetables and greens. Therefore, alcohol consumption should be restricted in patients with psoriasis.
- Gluten. The relationship between celiac disease and gluten intake is well established. Patients with psoriasis have been shown to have a higher incidence of antigliadin antibodies compared to a control group. One study found that a gluten-free diet in patients with psoriasis and positive antigliadin antibodies, improved the severity of celiac disease.
Food Aspects or References
As important as breathing is to feed ourselves, and not just eat food, but to nourish ourselves, we will provide our body with a basis on which to maintain all the physiological functions performed every second of our lives. People with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, as in other ailments,
they have more nutritional needs, due to the situation of chronic inflammation and permanent skin change.
We will take as a general recommendation a balanced diet of nutrients, ie varied in foods, without prescribing any of them, save in special situations.
- A diet rich in abundant fruits and vegetables
- Decrease the consumption of meat and dairy products
- Eat fish with dark flesh and blue skin (bonito, albacore, tuna, beetle)
- Consume 2 handfuls of nuts
- Always use oil naturally for salads preferably olive oil, corn, sunflower
- Consume whole foods rice, oats, quinoa
- Gluten-rich foods such as wheat and its derivatives, corn and derivatives are not consumed
- Drink enough water
Menu for people with psoriasis
Breakfast
- Soy milkshake with avocado
- Carrot bagel, zucchini, egg, white onion and rice.
- Green tea with lemon
Mid-morning
- Chopped pear with melon and steps
Lunch
- Broccoli and spinach salad and finely grated carrot and olive or sunflower oil
- Integral Rice
- Grilled chicken
Mid Afternoon
- Chopped guinea fowl, tangerine and raw oats
Snack
- Integral Rice
- Bean salad with cucumber and avocado and lemon sauce
- Grilled fish. (F)