Dietary patterns, metabolic pathways and metainflammation in hidradenitis suppurativa: a systematic review - PubMed
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- Dietary patterns and nutritional status may influence hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) via metabolic and inflammatory pathways.
- Lower adherence to Mediterranean-style diets and higher glycemic diets are associated with greater HS disease severity.
- Micronutrient deficiencies, especially vitamin D and zinc, are linked to increased HS severity.
- Limited interventional evidence suggests potential benefits from very low-calorie ketogenic and yeast-exclusion diets.
- Bariatric surgery with malabsorptive procedures may worsen HS in some cases due to persistent micronutrient deficiencies.
- HS is characterized as a systemic immunometabolic disease with chronic inflammation and metabolic comorbidities like obesity.