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Effects of Medical Nutrition Therapy on Dietary Quality, Plasma Fatty Acid Composition and Immune Parameters in Atopic Dermatitis Patients  

Kim, Bang-Shil (Dept. of Medical Nutrition, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science)
Kim, Yun-Young (Research Institute of Clinical Nutrition)
Park, Jin-Hee (Dept. of Medical Nutrition, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science)
Kim, Nack-In (Dept. of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
Choue, Ryo-Won (Dept. of Medical Nutrition, Graduate School of East-West Medical Science)
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Korean Journal of Community Nutrition / v.13, no.1, 2008 , pp. 80-90 More about this Journal
Abstract
Atopic dennatitis (AD) is one of the major public health problem. It has been reported that the prevalence of AD in children and adults are 10-20% and 1-3%, respectively. Westernization of food habits, urbanization, and environmental pollution are contributing factors toward the recent rise in prevalence. Excessive dietary restriction leads to chronic malnutrition in atopic dermatitis patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of medical nutrition therapy (MNT) on quality of diet and blood immune parameters in atopic dermatitis patients. The 19 atopic dermatitis patients (7 men and 12 women) admitted to K University Medical Center were studied. During the 12 weeks of intervention, the subjects were given MNT by a dietitian for 30-45 minutes every other week. MNT was comprised with general dietary therapy, intake of balanced meals, emphasis on n-3 fatty acid contents in foods, and food allergies. Anthropometric and dietary assessment and blood analysis were taken at baseline and after 12 weeks of MNT. After 12 weeks of MNT, the subjects' dietary qualities, including dietary diversity score (DDS), meal balance score (MBS) and dietary variety score (DVS) were significantly increased (p < 0.05). According to significantly increased intake of EPA and DHA, dietary n-6/n-3 fatty acid ratio decreased to the recommended level for the atopic dermatitis patients (p < 0.05). These changes of dietary fatty acid consumption were reflected erythrocyte fatty acid composition. After 12 weeks of MNT, serum levels of IgE and IL-4 levels were significantly decreased, however, the levers of INF-$\{gamma}$, WBC, lymphocyte and TLC were not changed. As a conclusion, the individualized MNT improved the quality of diet in atopic dermatitis patients thereby influenced RBC fatty acid composition and IgE and IL-4 levels.
Keywords
atopic dermatitis; nutrition counseling; quality of diet; fatty acid; immune parameter;
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