REVIEW ARTICLE
Assessment of Dietary Supplementation in the Treatment of Vitiligo
Mallory K. Smith1, Tasneem F. Mohammad2, Iltefat H. Hamzavi2, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2017Volume: 11
First Page: 12
Last Page: 21
Publisher ID: TODJ-11-12
DOI: 10.2174/1874372201711010012
Article History:
Received Date: 14/12/2016Revision Received Date: 01/02/2017
Acceptance Date: 03/02/2017
Electronic publication date: 28/02/2017
Collection year: 2017
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
Vitiligo is the most common acquired pigmentary disorder in the world. Due to alterations in physical appearance, vitiligo is a psychologically devastating disease. Although treatment options exist, a cure for this disease has yet to be discovered. Of recent interest in vitiligo is the relationship between diet and disease.
Objective:
To review various dietary modifications and supplementation used in the management of vitiligo.
Materials and Methods:
A thorough evaluation of recent literature using the keywords “vitiligo, diet, supplement, antioxidant, vitamin, mineral, zinc, copper, gluten-free, celiac disease, alternative medicine” in the NCBI PubMed search function was performed.
Results:
A total of 39 relevant articles were reviewed and critically evaluated.
Conclusion:
Initial studies regarding the treatment of vitiligo through dietary modification are promising, although further studies are needed in multiple populations to explore the therapeutic value of these interventions.
