If you have long-term joint pain from arthritis or similar conditions, eating foods that fight inflammation might help you lose a little belly fat and shrink your waistline a bit over four months.

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The effect of an anti-inflammatory diet on chronic pain: a pilot study

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2023

The study looked at a special diet for people with chronic pain, but it didn’t measure or report changes in body fat or waist size, which the claim says improved. So we can’t say the study supports that part of the claim.

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The effect of an anti-inflammatory diet on chronic pain: a pilot study

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DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1205526

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If people with long-term joint pain from arthritis eat more foods that fight inflammation—like veggies, fish, and nuts—they tend to feel less disabled and can do daily tasks a bit easier after four months.

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If you have long-term joint pain from arthritis or similar conditions, eating more healthy foods like olive oil, salmon, nuts, berries, and turmeric—and cutting back on gluten, milk, and white bread—might help you feel less pain and stress after four months.

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