ArticleJournal of public health research2021
Mediterranean diet, lifestyle and quality of life in Sardinian patients affected with Hidradenitis suppurativa.
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- Dietary patterns, metabolic pathways and metainflammation in hidradenitis suppurativa: a systematic review.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Hidradenitis suppurativa and its association with obesity, smoking, and diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of a Low-Moderate Exercise Program on Dysmetabolism in Older Adults: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Dietary patterns in western patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a cross-sectional study using the rapid prime diet quality screener.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Plant-Based Foods for Chronic Skin Diseases: A Focus on the Mediterranean Diet.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- Beyond the skin: endocrine, psychological and nutritional aspects in women with hidradenitis suppurativa.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- The Impact of Diet on Hidradenitis Suppurativa Severity: A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- The Influence of a Plant-Based Diet on Skin Health: Inflammatory Skin Diseases, Skin Healing, and Plant-Based Sources of Micro- and Macro-Nutrients.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Mediterranean Diet adherence, physical activity level, and quality of life in patients affected by thyroid diseases: Comparison between pre- and post-lockdown assessment.Journal of public health research · 2024Article
- Effect of theNutrients · 2024Article
- The Implications of Taste and Olfaction in Nutrition and Health.Nutrients · 2023Article
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- Hidradenitis Suppurativa: The Influence of Gender, the Importance of Trigger Factors and the Implications for Patient Habits.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Dynamics of Gut Microbiota and Clinical Variables after Ketogenic and Mediterranean Diets in Drug-Naïve Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity.Metabolites · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundHidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with a strong negative impact on physical and psychological health. Obesity, especially visceral adiposity, but also smoking or unhealthy nutritional habits, have been reported to be significantly associated with hidradenitis suppurativa. DESIGN AND
methodsCase-control study in 35 patients of both sexes affected with hidradenitis suppurativa, and 35 healthy subjects matched for sex, age, and geographic origin (Sardinia, Italy).
resultsSeveral anthropometric measures (body mass index, waist circumference, body composition), lifestyle (Mediterranean diet adherence, and physical activity level), and the perceived physical and mental health status were evaluated in case and controls. Hidradenitis patients showed significantly higher values of body mass index, waist circumference, body composition, fat mass, and lower values of physical and mental health status compared to controls, while both groups showed a similar moderate physical activity level which can be assumed to counteract the negative effects of obesity or poor nutritional pattern in hidradenitis patients. However, none of the evaluated variables were correlated with the severity of the disease, assessed by means of the Hurley stage system or the Sartorius score. Instead, the Sartorius score showed a positive correlation with the duration of hidradenitis, mainly imputable to the diagnostic delay and the consequent long lasting inflammatory status.
conclusionsAlthough nutritional factors and lifestyle can be important and modifiable factors in the hidradenitis suppurativa course, the detrimental effect of chronic inflammation and delayed management are clearly prevalent and heavily influence the disease burden.
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