Health Boards
Sun-07-01-2024, 10:58 AM
Good and very relevant post, Kat.
I did already know about the fact that people with psoriasis do have the risk of getting all kinds of comorbidities, of which obesity is one of them and very often seen.
Now there is also the chicken-egg problem with obese markers. Is it so that psoriasis has the comorbidity of obesity or is it so that obesity has the comorbidity psoriasis?
We do know, from several of our members, that food/life style is an important factor in psoriasis.. so there is a lot that is pointing at the Metabolism as the underlying cause. Personally I suspect that a fault in the metabolism causes the immune system to react finally leading to psoriasis.
If you depart from this point, then a lot of comorbidities, like you describe them Kat, are explainable, comorbidities like NAFLD, Crohns, metabolic syndrome, etc all have a relation to the metabolism as a whole.
It also explains why some of our members have such good results changing their food pattern.
I recently heard that in the Netherlands the association of dermatologists are now working on a guideline on food and lifestyle for psoriasis (again they forget PsA), so also the medical profession sees that there is ‘something’ over there.
For myself, because of I all suspect this, I keep a good eye on my weight. Now I do have kind of a slim figure, I also realise that around my waist there is more than I personally like, but it is very hard to get rid of it.
What I have remarked the past year is that my quitting with alcohol, not that I was a extensive drinker and nowadays I only drink in the Psoriasisclub bar, did have as a result that my PsA is now at the lowest level ever.
I must admit that I changed more in the food area, as I am living much more meatless than before.
I did already know about the fact that people with psoriasis do have the risk of getting all kinds of comorbidities, of which obesity is one of them and very often seen.
Now there is also the chicken-egg problem with obese markers. Is it so that psoriasis has the comorbidity of obesity or is it so that obesity has the comorbidity psoriasis?
We do know, from several of our members, that food/life style is an important factor in psoriasis.. so there is a lot that is pointing at the Metabolism as the underlying cause. Personally I suspect that a fault in the metabolism causes the immune system to react finally leading to psoriasis.
If you depart from this point, then a lot of comorbidities, like you describe them Kat, are explainable, comorbidities like NAFLD, Crohns, metabolic syndrome, etc all have a relation to the metabolism as a whole.
It also explains why some of our members have such good results changing their food pattern.
I recently heard that in the Netherlands the association of dermatologists are now working on a guideline on food and lifestyle for psoriasis (again they forget PsA), so also the medical profession sees that there is ‘something’ over there.
For myself, because of I all suspect this, I keep a good eye on my weight. Now I do have kind of a slim figure, I also realise that around my waist there is more than I personally like, but it is very hard to get rid of it.
What I have remarked the past year is that my quitting with alcohol, not that I was a extensive drinker and nowadays I only drink in the Psoriasisclub bar, did have as a result that my PsA is now at the lowest level ever.
I must admit that I changed more in the food area, as I am living much more meatless than before.