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Effect of dietary supplementation with eicosapentaenoic acid in the treatment of atopic dermatitis
Author(s) -
BJØRNEBOE A.,
SØYLAND ELISABETH,
BJØRNEBOE GUNNELIN A.,
RAJKA G.,
DREVON C.A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1987.tb04926.x
Subject(s) - atopic dermatitis , university hospital , medicine , library science , dermatology , family medicine , computer science
SUMMARY The effects of a dietary supplement of n‐3 fatty acids in patients with atopic dermatitis were investigated in a 12‐week, double‐blind study. The experimental group received 10 g of fish oil daily, of which about 1.8 g was eicosapentaenoic acid. This amount of eicosapentaenoic acid can be obtained from a daily intake of fat fish. The controls received an iso‐energetic placebo supplement containing olive oil. Compliance was monitored by gas‐chromatographic analysis of the fatty acid pattern in serum phospholipids. Results favoured the experimental group with regard to scale (P < 0.05), itch (P < 0.05) and overall subjective severity (P < 0.02) as compared to the controls.