The impact of nutrition on skin health: a discussion

Last February, the School Pharmacy and Nutrition at the University of Navarra hosted the 20th update conference , a meeting brought together nearly 700 healthcare professionals and students —200 of them in person and around 500 via streaming—to analyze the role of nutrition in skin health.

Under the degree scroll "Nutrition and skin: scientific evidence and internship application, internshipthe workshop expert nutritionists Gema Díez, María Real, María Pérez, dermatologist Elisa Gómez, and allergist Carmen D'Amelio.

"The skin reflects overall health, and diet plays an essential role in maintaining its balance, appearance, and ability to defend itself against external aggressions," explained Roncesvalles Garayoa, conference director conference manager Degree Human Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Navarra. The professor also highlighted that nutrients, gut microbiota, and dietary patterns significantly influence skin function and the response to certain dermatological conditions.

Organized in partnership Cinfa, the conference a space for reflection, update knowledge dissemination on the influence of diet on skin function, inflammatory processes, skin aging, and the evolution of various dermatological conditions, including acne, rosacea, and psoriasis.

From nutrition to skin care

The meeting with the lecture "From food to skin: nutrition as the cornerstone of skin health," given by Elisa Gómez González, a resident spanish medical residency program department Dermatology at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra, who explained the physiological mechanisms that connect diet with dermatological health. "The skin is damaged because we eat according per diem expenses an per diem expenses that causes systemic damage and intestinal dysbiosis," she warned. "This dysbiosis involves an imbalance in the intestinal flora or microbiota, in which beneficial bacteria decrease and pathogenic bacteria increase, which can cause inflammation, poor nutrient absorption, and increased intestinal permeability."

The workshop then workshop nutrition and skin aging, with a special focus on the role of nutricosmetics, supplementation, and their impact on inflammatory processes. This thematic block featured Gema Díez Lorente, a pharmacist and dietitian-nutritionist specializing in management in the pharma-healthcare sector, and María Real Capell, a pharmacist, nutritionist, and specialist in psychoneuroimmunology (PNI). According to Real, " Degree chronic inflammation Degree as a common denominator in many prevalent diseases," from metabolic syndrome to cardiovascular disease, bone loss, and various autoimmune diseases, all of which have a direct impact on quality of life. "Hence the importance of approaching supplementation with clinical criteria, an area in which well-trained pharmacists and nutritionists can make a difference," she said.

The workshop with a discussion of nutrition in dermatological conditions, analyzing evidence and dietary recommendations for allergies, acne, rosacea, and psoriasis. In this case, Carmen D'Amelio Garófalo, an allergology specialist at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra, reminded attendees that food allergies can manifest themselves on the skin, although she pointed out that foods should never be eliminated without clinical evidence confirmed by a medical professional.

For her part, María Pérez Maldonado, a pharmacist and dietitian-nutritionist specializing in hormonal health and a former student of the School, emphasized that "the skin is always talking to us, and many of its changes reflect what is happening inside the body." In this regard, she revealed that dietary intervention can become an ally in addressing various dermatological conditions, provided that it is supervised and prescribed by specialists.

Bringing research internship

With twenty editions under its belt, the update conference has established itself as a reference letter forum reference letter sharing knowledge, promoting interdisciplinary dialogue, and bringing research closer to internship .

Through initiatives such as this, the School its commitment to training , knowledge transfer knowledge the promotion of nutrition as tool core topic healthcare.