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Home arrow News arrow Eczema Roundup: Vitamin D, Fish Oils, Pet Birds
and Thermal Spas Help, Probiotics May Not

Eczema Roundup: Vitamin D, Fish Oils, Pet Birds and Thermal Spas Help,
Probiotics May Not

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Foods Matter, November 2008 - Vitamin D - Researchers at the
University of California San Diego School of Medicine have been
investigating a peptide called cathelicidin, which is protective
against bacteria such as staphylococcus aureus which often infects
eczematous skin It been shown that defects in the immune system of
those with eczema interfere with the skin’s ability to produce this
peptide and in many skin diseases, including eczema, a deficiency of
cathelicidin correlates with increased infection. The study, led by
Professor Richard Gallo at the UCSD School of Medicine, found that use
of oral vitamin D dramatically increases cathelicidin production in
the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis ...

However, the researchers caution that this was a small study and that
further research is needed to evaluate the long-term effects of
vitamin D supplementation. -- Journal of Allergy & Clinical
Immunology, October 3rd 2008

Fish Oils and Birds - Pediatrician Bernt Alm of the University of
Gothenburg and colleagues used the ongoing Infants of Western Sweden
study, following babies born in 2003, to question the parents of 4,921
infants at six months and 12 months after birth on family history,
environment, perinatal history, tobacco, breastfeeding, food
introduction and diseases. Nearly 14% of these infants had eczema at
six months and 21% had the condition at a year. Another 5% had been
diagnosed with a food allergy – most commonly to cow's milk.

The link with family history was consistent with previous findings
that 82% of a person’s susceptibility to eczema was genetic. However,
early introduction of fish into the diet and having a bird in the home
were both associated with a decreased risk. Some studies suggest that
contact with feathers might prevent atopic disease, while the fact
that birds are usually kept inside at all times, may expose infants to
endotoxin which protects against eczema.

The high levels of omega-3 fatty acids in some types of fish might
partly explain the association between decreased risk and fish eating,
although, because no relationships with specific types of fish and
eczema were found, the researchers could not ascribe the effect to
omega-3 fatty acids alone. -- Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Thermal Spas Vindicated - Dermatologists at Eberhard Karls University
Tübingen in Germany have been studying the effect on eczema of
vitreoscilla filiformis, a type of harmless bacteria found in the
water of sulphurous thermal springs. Not surprisingly, to the
thousands of people who regularly visit thermal spas for skin problems
(see http://tinyurl.com/45e2rh on the Foods Matter website), they
found that in the group using the vitreoscilla filiformis, clinical
symptoms and itching were reduced significantly in as little as two
weeks in comparison with the control group.

They also noted that the infection-carrying bacteria found on the
skins of a quarter of the patients in the trial was reduced by between
15 and 30%. As improvements were found in skin that was not colonised
with harmful bacteria the researchers believe that V filiformis is not
purely antimicrobial but contains compounds that regulate the immune
system and could have the potential for new topical treatments for
eczema.

Probiotics - A Cochrane Collaboration review, carried out by Dr Robert
Boyle of Imperial College London, of 12 studies involving 781
children, concluded that there is no evidence that probiotics in
supplement form reduce the symptoms of eczema or change its severity.
The 12 studies were conducted between 2003 and 2008 and the children
ranged in age from a month to 13 years old, but most of them were
under 18 months old and appeared to have an allergy to cow's milk.

However, Dr Boyle did suggest that new probiotics, yet to be studied,
might have an effect and there is evidence emerging that probiotics
may be useful for preventing eczema when taken during pregnancy or in
the first weeks of life.

and...

Antifungals for Dandruff - Seborrheic dermatitis, the medical name for
what most people know as dandruff, often responds to anti-fungal
treatments. This suggests that it may be caused by an overgrowth of
the yeast, Pityrosporum ovale and can therefore often be successfully
treated with foods with anti fungal properties such as olive oil,
coconut oil, turmeric, ginger, sage, oregano, radishes anasd fermented
foods, both rubbed into the affected parts and eaten.

This story was reprinted with permissions from Foods Matter (November
2008 issue), the magazine for food allergies and intolerances.

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