Diet

ORLANDO — Patients with skin disease adhering to a proper diet may experience better treatment responses and a reduced risk of adverse events, according to a speaker at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

Adults with irritable bowel syndrome who followed an IgG-guided elimination diet were more likely to experience a reduction in abdominal pain than those on a sham elimination diet, according to a study published in Gastroenterology.

ORLANDO — Nutrition plays a role in the management of atopic dermatitis, according to research presented at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — Adolescents and adults with eosinophilic esophagitis improved with dupilumab regardless of whether they were practicing food elimination diets during treatment, according to a poster presented here.

A dietary change that included a decrease in dietary omega-6 and an increase in omega-3 fatty acids could reduce prostate cancer progression among men undergoing active surveillance, according to results of a randomized phase 2 trial.

Infants with a diverse diet at age 9 months were less likely to develop food allergy by age 18 months, especially if they had a history of eczema, according to a study published by Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

Some social determinants of health act as barriers to maintaining a healthy diet during pregnancy and higher saturated fats and added sugar may be tied to the composition and function of the prenatal microbiome.

Almost half of American adults said that starting a new diet is one of their New Year’s resolutions, results of a survey from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine showed.

For the 8th year in a row, the Mediterranean diet has been named the best overall diet by the editors of U.S. News and World Report, the company announced.

While caffeine consumption may elevate blood pressure after 2 hours, it does not have a significant impact on retinal vessel density, according to a study in the Journal of Ophthalmology.