Resumen de Effect of Weight Loss on the Severity of Psoriasis: A Randomized Clinical Study

Peter Jensen, Claus Zachariae, Robin Christensen, Nina Rica Wium Geiker, Bente K. Schaadt

• Importance Psoriasis is associated with adiposity and weight gain increases the severity of psoriasis and the risk of incident psoriasis. Therefore, we aimed to measure the effect of weight reduction on the severity of psoriasis in obese patients with psoriasis.

  Objective To assess the effect of weight reduction on the severity of psoriasis in overweight patients.

  Design Sixty obese patients with psoriasis from our dermatology outpatient clinic were enrolled in a prospective randomized clinical trial in which they were allocated to a control group or an intervention group.

  Setting University hospital outpatient dermatology clinic.