ArticleNutrients2022
Potential Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet and Physical Activity in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Spanish Population.
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- Dietary patterns, metabolic pathways and metainflammation in hidradenitis suppurativa: a systematic review.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Adherence to Hidradenitis Suppurativa Treatment.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Exercise and Dietary Modifications on Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Systematic Review.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2023Pooled it
- Dietary patterns in western patients with hidradenitis suppurativa: a cross-sectional study using the rapid prime diet quality screener.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults with Atopic Dermatitis: A Cross-sectional Study.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2026Article
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- The Role of Sex in Body Composition Differences in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Insights from Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Plant-Based Foods for Chronic Skin Diseases: A Focus on the Mediterranean Diet.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
- Hidradenitis suppurativa and daily lifestyle.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- The Effects of Physical Activity on Skin Health: A Narrative Review.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 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
- The role of diet in managing hidradenitis suppurativa: a review of current evidence and future directions.Archives of dermatological research · 2024Review
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- Dietary Factors and Hidradenitis Suppurativa.Dermatology and therapy · 2023Review
- Expert consensus on priority research gaps in dietary and lifestyle factors in hidradenitis suppurativa: a Delphi consensus study.Archives of dermatological research · 2023Review
- Association of Nutrition, Obesity and Skin.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa: The Influence of Gender, the Importance of Trigger Factors and the Implications for Patient Habits.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Gut Microbiota in Psoriasis.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Does Mediterranean Adequacy Index Correlate with Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease? An Exploratory Study.Nutrients · 2022Article
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Abstract
There is scarce scientific information regarding the potential benefits of healthy lifestyles in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). The objective of this study is to explore the potential association between the adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MD), physical activity and HS severity. A cross-sectional study that included patients with HS was conducted. Disease severity was evaluated by the International Hidradenitis Suppurativa Severity Score System (IHS4) and self-reported disease activity using a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS, 0−10). The adherence to a MD was assessed by the PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea (PREDIMED) questionnaire and the level of physical activity by the International Physical Activity questionnaire. A total of 221 patients with HS were included in our study. The adherence to a MD was average for a Spanish population. A higher adherence to a MD was associated with lower disease activity, lower self-reported Hurley and lower IHS4. The use of extra virgin olive oil as the main culinary lipid was the dietary habit that implied a lower degree of disease activity (p < 0.05). Regarding physical activity, both the self-reported severity and IHS4 presented an inverse association with the intensity of physical activity. The adherence to a MD and the intensity of physical activity were positively associated. The Mediterranean dietary pattern may have an impact on HS. Greater adherence to a MD is related to lower HS severity and more physical activity also correlates to lower disease severity. The MD could be an appropriate dietary pattern for patients with HS due to its anti-inflammatory properties, and combining this with increased levels of physical activity could have additional benefits.
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