Associations Between Self-Reported Dietary Intake and Atopic Dermatitis Risk in Young Adults From Singapore and Malaysia

Jun Jie Lim; Kavita Reginald; Yee-How Say; Mei Hui Liu; Fook Tim Chew

doi:10.1111/cea.14629

Associations Between Self-Reported Dietary Intake and Atopic Dermatitis Risk in Young Adults From Singapore and Malaysia

Clin Exp Allergy. 2025 Jan 21. doi: 10.1111/cea.14629. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Jun Jie Lim¹, Kavita Reginald^{1

2}, Yee-How Say^{1

2

3}, Mei Hui Liu⁴, Fook Tim Chew¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
² Department of Biological Sciences, School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Sunway University, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.
³ Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Kampar, Malaysia.
⁴ Department of Food Science & Technology, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.

PMID: 39838549
DOI: 10.1111/cea.14629

Abstract

This cross-sequential study found that frequent intake of high-fat and high-protein foods was associated with higher odds of atopic dermatitis (AD). However, occasional intake across all three macronutrients significantly lowered AD odds, suggesting that moderation-not strict avoidance-may benefit AD management in allergic populations.

Keywords: atopic dermatitis; dermatology; dietary intake; education; epidemiology; macronutrients; prevention.

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