beta-carotene, carrots, tomatoes, fresh fruit
WillBrittianHarrison
incidence of psoriasis among those who consume higher intake of
carrots, tomatoes, fresh fruit, and beta-carotene. An encouraging
indication that diets may indeed play a role in controlling psoriasis,
however limited it may be.
Br J Dermatol 1996 Jan;134(1):101-6
Dietary factors and the risk of psoriasis. Results of an Italian case-
control
study.
Naldi L, Parazzini F, Peli L, Chatenoud L, Cainelli T
Department of Dermatology University of Milan, Italy.
We have conducted a case-control study to explore the relation between
the
consumption of selected foods and psoriasis. The out-patient services
of nine
teaching hospitals and five general hospitals in northern and southern
Italy
took part. Cases were newly diagnosed psoriatics with a history of skin
problems of no more than 2 years. As controls, we selected subjects
with newly
diagnosed skin conditions, other than psoriasis, who were seen in the
same
out-patient clinics. Inclusion of cases and controls was limited to the
age
group 16-65 years. A total of 316 psoriatics and 366 controls were
recruited.
Anthropometric measures, including height and weight, were obtained.
Diet was
assessed by a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Psoriasis
appeared
to be positively associated with body mass index (chi 2(1) trend 4.3, P
<
0.05). Significant inverse relations with psoriasis were also observed
for the
intake of carrots (chi 2(1) trend 4.8, P < 0.05), tomatoes (chi 2(1)
trend
26.3, P < 0.01), fresh fruit (chi 2(1) trend 11.7, P < 0.01) and index
of
beta-carotene intake (chi 2(1) trend 9.1, P < 0.01). Although largely
explorative, these results provide some evidence for a potential role
of diet
in psoriasis.
Comments:
Comment in: Br J Dermatol 1996 Nov;135(5):858
PMID: 8745893, UI: 96286926
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WillBrittianHarrison <willbritti...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> Here is another interesting study that showed that there are less
> incidence of psoriasis among those who consume higher intake of
> carrots, tomatoes, fresh fruit, and beta-carotene. An encouraging
> indication that diets may indeed play a role in controlling psoriasis,
> however limited it may be.
As you are on a roll here, this may further explain the role of tomato
and carrots , especially given that we are finding yeast everywhere we
look at psoriasis. ( Maybe 2 weeks of nutrition study at med school is
not enough....Hughhh?)
Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol 1998 Nov-Dec;(6):8-11
[Experimental evaluation of the antibacterial activity of tomato pulp
oil extract].
Vorob'ev AA, Seleznev AS, Pavlova LA, Kapitanov AB, Yang A, Ershova NN
Sechenov Medical Academy, Moscow, Russia.
The antibacterial action of the oil extract obtained from tomato pulp
has been studied with the use of museum strains Escherichia coli
ATCC 25922, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 5638-P and Candida albicans ATCC
885-653, recommended for the determination of the
antibacterial activity of medicinal preparations (State Pharmacopoeia,
edition XI), as well as Enterobacter, Streptococcus,
Staphylococcus, Klebsiella and Escherichia clinical strains. As revealed
in this study, tomato pulp oil extract produces a
wide-spectrum antibacterial effect on Gram-positive and Gram-negative
microorganisms and on fungi of the genus Candida. The
study has determined that this antibacterial action is linked with the
presence of a complex of organic acids (succinic, citric, tartaric,
etc.).
J Appl Bacteriol 1994 Feb;76(2):135-41
Antimicrobial activity of shredded carrot extracts on food-borne
bacteria and yeast.
Babic I, Nguyen-the C, Amiot MJ, Aubert S
Societe Legumiere du Cotentin, Lessay, France.
Purified ethanolic extracts of peeled and shredded carrots showed an
antimicrobial effect against a range of food-borne
micro-organisms. The minimum inhibitory concentration, expressed as mg
ml-1 dried carrot material used for the extraction were:
Leuconostoc mesenteroides, 27; Listeria monocytogenes, > 27 < 55;
Staphylococcus aureus, > 27 < 55; Pseudomonas fluorescens, >
55 < 110; Candida lambica, > 55 < 110; Escherichia coli, > 110 < 220.
The antimicrobial activity was not linked to phenolic compounds
but was presumably due to apolar components. Free saturated fatty acid
(dodecanoic acid) and methyl esters of saturated fatty acids
(of dodecanoic and pentadecanoic acids) were identified in purified
active extracts of carrots by gas chromatography coupled to
mass spectrometry and could be responsible for the antimicrobial
activity. This effect did not seem to play a role in the resistance of
shredded carrots to microbial spoilage, although the antimicrobial
activity was present in fresh carrots at concentrations sufficient to
inhibit spoilage bacteria.
Steve.
babe
>Here is another interesting study that showed that there are less
>incidence of psoriasis among those who consume higher intake of
>carrots, tomatoes, fresh fruit, and beta-carotene. An encouraging
>indication that diets may indeed play a role in controlling psoriasis,
>however limited it may be.
Sounds like good news for all of us veggies out there : )
Seriously, I eat a lot of fresh fruit and veggies. Incidentally, I garden
(all organic of course) and put up most of it. I occasionally eat meat and
see no difference when I do. I think nothing, but lack of sleep possibly
as a cause. Any other insomniacs out there????? j/k having the kids is
enough to cut out my sleep time.
Jena