Vitamin D has a potentially significant role for improving the symptoms of AD .
The results from this study suggest that vitamin D supplementation may help ameliorate the severity of AD , and can be considered as a safe and tolerable therapy .
OBJECTIVES Despite the evidence supporting the use of vitamin D supplements for managing atopic dermatitis ( AD ) , no meta- analysis providing definite conclusions in this field has been reported .
The purpose of the present study was to conduct a systematic review and meta- analysis of all controlled studies of vitamin D for treating AD to eluci date the efficacy of vitamin D for alleviating the symptoms of AD .
Consumption of organic foods and risk of atopic disease during the first 2 years of life in the Netherlands.
We prospect ively investigated whether organic food consumption by infants was associated with developing atopic manifestations in the first 2 years of life . The KOALA Birth Cohort Study in the Netherl and s ( n 2764 ) measured organic food consumption ,  eczema and wheeze in infants until age 2 years using repeated question naires . Diet was defined as conventional ( 90 % organic ) . Venous blood sample s taken from 815 infants at 2 years of age were analysed for total and specific IgE. Multivariate logistic regression models were fitted to control for potential confounding factors . Eczema was present in 32 % of infants , recurrent wheeze in 11 % and prolonged wheezing in 5 % . At 2 years of age , 27 % of children were sensitised against at least one allergen . Of all the children , 10 % had consumed a moderately organic diet and 6 % a strictly organic diet . Consumption of organic dairy products was associated with lower eczema risk ( OR 0.64 ( 95 % CI 0.44 , 0.93 ) ) , but there was no association of organic meat , fruit , vegetables or eggs , or the proportion of organic products within the total diet with the development of eczema , wheeze or atopic sensitisation . Further studies to substantiate these results are warranted
Vitamin D has a potentially significant role for improving the symptoms of AD .
The results from this study suggest that vitamin D supplementation may help ameliorate the severity of AD , and can be considered as a safe and tolerable therapy .
OBJECTIVES Despite the evidence supporting the use of vitamin D supplements for managing atopic dermatitis ( AD ) , no meta- analysis providing definite conclusions in this field has been reported .
The purpose of the present study was to conduct a systematic review and meta- analysis of all controlled studies of vitamin D for treating AD to eluci date the efficacy of vitamin D for alleviating the symptoms of AD .