REGULAR visits to the dentist may keep psoriasis at bay, dermatologists at Ohio State University suggest. Patients who ate fruit at least once a day were found to have milder symptoms of the inflammatory skin condition than patients who did not, their research indicates.
However, poor gum health was linked to more severe symptoms of psoriasis. The results, say the researchers, are thought to be related to levels of inflammation in the body. Fruit is associated with lower levels, while gum disease increases them.
Dermatologists should urge psoriasis patients to improve their diet and oral health, the researchers wrote in the Dermatology Online Journal.
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