Effect of regular consumption of oily fish compared with white fish on chronic plaque psoriasis

The influence of dietary advice on the severity of chronic plaque psoriasis was studied in 18 patients. Medication was standardized in all patients who were advised to eat 170 g white fish daily for a 4 week run-in period. Then the patients were randomized either to continue with the white fish diet...

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Published inEuropean journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 251 - 254
Main Authors Collier, P.M, Ursell, A, Zaremba, K, Payne, C.M.E.R, Staughton, R.C.D, Sanders, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.1993
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Animals
blood vessels
Chronic Disease
comparisons
Eicosapentaenoic Acid - blood
Energy Intake
Female
fish
fish oils
Fishes - classification
food intake
Humans
Male
men
Middle Aged
nutrient intake
Psoriasis - blood
Psoriasis - diet therapy
Psoriasis - pathology
Severity of Illness Index
vascular diseases
women
United Kingdom
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Summary:The influence of dietary advice on the severity of chronic plaque psoriasis was studied in 18 patients. Medication was standardized in all patients who were advised to eat 170 g white fish daily for a 4 week run-in period. Then the patients were randomized either to continue with the white fish diet or to substitute 170 g oily fish daily for 6 weeks. At the end of this second period the diets were reversed for a further 6 weeks. The oily fish but not the white fish diet led to a modest clinical improvement (11% and 15%, P < 0.01) which was accompanied by a rise in plasma eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3) concentrations. It is concluded that dietary advice to increase the daily intake of oily fish is a useful adjunct in the treatment of psoriasis. The fish that should be recommended include mackerel, sardine, salmon, pilchard, kipper and herring.
ISSN:0954-3007
1476-5640