People with eczema have higher levels of sodium in their urine than those without the skin condition, with every additional 1 gram linked to an 11 per cent increase in the risk of a diagnosis
worldwide have eczema, which causes dry, cracked and itchy skin. Common triggers include irritants found in soaps and detergents, as well as environmental or food allergens. Previous research has alsoat the University of California, San Francisco , and her colleagues examined urine sample data from more than 215,800 adults in the UK Biobank study, of whom more than 10,800 had eczema.
The team acknowledges that a single urine sample may not accurately reflect a person’s typical salt intake. But in another part of their study, the researchers surveyed a separate group of more than 13,000 adults in the US about their daily, triggering some inflammatory pathways, says Abuabara. People with eczema have an overly active immune response to allergens or irritants, which causes skin inflammation and subsequent symptoms.
Although the study shows an association between high urinary sodium levels and eczema, further work is needed to establish that the former causes the latter, says team memberIt is too early to say that lowering dietary sodium levels can reduce eczema severity or the risk of developing it in the first place, says
Abuabara says her team will soon start enrolling people to take part in a study funded by the US National Institutes of Health looking at the relationship between dietary sodium, levels of sodium on the skin and eczema severity.
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