Obesity and How It Affects Those With Psoriasis

While the headline may seem somewhat cliche, it is never the less entirely true that we as human beings are what we eat and drink throughout our entire lives. It therefore follows that in the same way as your psoriasis and eczema is a part and parcel of you, so is your diet. The conclusion is that one has some effect on the other.
Attempting to consume a diet that is going to help to keep your psoriasis or eczema well-managed is all about a diet rich in essential vitamins and minerals, along with plenty of fresh juices and water, while avoiding foodstuffs such as peanuts, foods high in saturated fats, and alcoholic beverages that could amplify your situation.
According to leading dermatologist Janet Prystwsky, there are many studies that support the idea that psoriasis has a tendency to cause certain nutritional deficiencies in sufferers. Moreover, what is perhaps less well known is that many physicians have noted that the skin of psoriasis sufferers often improves when they are on a weight loss diet.

Some quick facts about obesity in the U.S. are as follows:

• Between 1980 and 2000, obesity rates doubled among adults. About 60 million adults, or 30% of the adult population are obese
• Similarly, since 1980, overweight rates have doubled among children and tripled among adolescents-increasing the number of years they are exposed to the health risks of obesity and psoriasis and eczema in most cases, along with suffering from allergies.
• Direct health costs attributable to obesity have been estimated at $52 billion in 1995 and $75 billion in 2003.

P.S. It is easy to determine that with the way obesity is rising sharply in the U.S. that is not surprising that roughly 20%-30% of Americans have psoriasis.