New Delhi: The Indian diet is known to contain too much salt – way more than the daily recommended value. But this, according to a study, can be a driving factor responsible for eczema. And this is not by eating a whopping high quantity of salt, the same can happen when one eats even a one extra gram of salt in a day. This is likely to result in skin flare ups by 22%. Eczema, also known as dermatitis, is a condition which can result in unbearably itchy skin, sore and cracked skin.
How does salt contribute to eczema risk?
Doctors say that this condition can also result in other health problems such as allergies due to clothing and cold weather. But doctors say that diet also has a role to play. Experts at the UC San Francisco (UCSF) said that diet also has a role to play in this case, especially in terms of how much sodium one eats in a day. This component is not just associated with eczema flare-ups but also a heightened risk of hypertension and heart diseases.
Researchers at the Tulane University also associated a high-sodium diet with a risk of type-2 diabetes. Talking about the association between salt and eczema, researchers found that sodium is stored in the skin where it can trigger and worsen inflammation. Limit sodium intake, therefore, can be one way of managing the condition well. For this research, scientists anaylsed data from over 215,000 people aged 30 to 70 and used urine samples and electronic medical records for the same. These helped them ascertain how much salt every person was eating and whether or not they were ever diagnosed with atopic dermatitis and how severe it was from the prescription.
It was found that every additional gram of sodium extracted from urine in 24 hours was linked with 11% higher risk of eczema diagnosis and 16% higher risk of having an active case. Therefore, the more salt one ate, the higher is the risk of severe eczema. One extra gram of salt is associated with a 22% higher risk of an active case of eczema. The study was published in JAMA Dermatology.
Doctors say that this condition can also result in other health problems such as allergies due to clothing and cold weather. But doctors say that diet also has a role to play. Experts at the UC San Francisco (UCSF) said that diet also has a role to play in this case, especially in terms of how much sodium one eats in a day. Health News Health News: Latest News from Health Care, Mental Health, Weight Loss, Disease, Nutrition, Healthcare
