Patients with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis experienced slight and potentially unimportant improvements with dietary elimination, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
But these improvements should be balanced against risks that elimination diets present, the researchers continued.
“The role of diet in atopic dermatitis, also commonly known as eczema, has long been debated with conflicting views as to the use of dietary elimination as a treatment,” Paul Oykhman, MD, MSc, FRCPC, assistant clinical professor (adjunct) of