The Role of Diet in Dermatological Diseases

Like other living organisms, humans also depend upon foods in order to maintain their life. Serving as a source of energy, foods are not only crucial for our survival, but also they give pleasure to our sense of taste. There are so many disease fighting foods that are proven to prevent and cure illnesses like cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, heart attack, and infections. On the other hand, foods can also play role in the development of some kind of illnesses. Dermatitis herpetiformis is the prototypic dermatological disease that there are certain data indicating foods have a definite role in its etiopathogenesis. Atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, pemphigus, acne, allergic contact dermatitis and urticaria are the other dermatological diseases that foods are implicated in their development. In this review, we discussed the etiopathogenesis and relation of foods with the development of most common diseases in dermatological practice.