A study assessed how a 12-week low-calorie diet impacted men with class I obesity who also had chronic-plaque psoriasis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The study measured changes in psoriasis severity (using the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index – PASI), quality of life (using the Dermatology Life Quality Index – DLQI), triglycerides, waist circumference, body mass index (BMI), and liver enzymes (aspartate and alanine transaminase). The group consuming the low-calorie diet showed significant improvements in all measured variables. In contrast, the control group did not show significant improvements, suggesting a low-calorie diet can effectively manage symptoms and improve the quality of life in male patients with chronic-plaque psoriasis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Reference: Ismail AMA, Saad AE, Draz RS. Effect of low-calorie diet on psoriasis severity index, triglycerides, liver enzymes, and quality of life in psoriatic patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Reumatologia. 2023;61(2):116-122. doi: 10.5114/reum/162995. Epub 2023 May 10. PMID: 37223373; PMCID: PMC10201385.
