Emily Chan
By the end, those who reached healthy levels of the nutrients saw the most improvement. The average HS-omega-3 index scores rose from 4.9 percent at the beginning to 8.3 percent at the end.
The study has its limitations. For one, the sample size of patients in the study was small, and it lacked a control group that could be used to compare how people who weren’t on the diet were doing over the same period.
Furthermore, the researchers were unable to provide each participant with meals and supplements in a controlled environment throughout the period of the study because of time constraints, and there was potential recall bias due to the reliance on self-reported data to assess participants’ adherence to the diet.
Another limitation was that there were primarily female participants in the study, although the authors noted that this may not have had a significant impact on the results.
The study was published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.
