Eczema Elimination Diet: What Research Shows
Still, many people who wonder whether their diet affects their skin turn to elimination diets to see whether a particular food is to blame. Research has examined whether it’s an effective strategy for reducing symptoms or flares.
One research review that included data from nearly 600 people who participated in randomized controlled trials found that dietary elimination led to slight improvements in eczema severity for people with mild to moderate eczema, but the certainty of the evidence was low. Fifty percent of those who eliminated foods saw improvement, compared with 41 percent of those who ate their usual diet.
Those findings seem to promote elimination diets as beneficial for those with eczema, but they should be taken with a grain of salt.
An article from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Joint Task Force argued that this review’s data analysis showed that most people who try an elimination diet would see little to no benefit. They also noted that avoiding the potential harms related to the diet, like the development of a new food allergy, were something that most people with eczema would want to prioritize.
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