Can eating better reduce joint pain in arthritis?
Comparison of mediterranean and healthy eating guideline interventions on the dietary inflammatory index in rheumatoid arthritis: results from a dietary randomised controlled intervention trial
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Scientists gave people with arthritis two healthy eating plans — one based on Mediterranean food, and one based on Irish health guidelines — to see if it would calm their body’s inflammation and make them feel better.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Scientists gave people with arthritis two healthy eating plans — one based on Mediterranean food, and one based on Irish health guidelines — to see if it would calm their body’s inflammation and make them feel better.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 547 / 90
Evidence Score
Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.
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Curran M, Canning N, Wrenne A, Raad T, Herbert JR, Shivappa N, Tierney A
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Eating a diet based on whole foods that reduces inflammation lowers levels of systemic inflammation in people with autoimmune disease.
In adults with rheumatoid arthritis, a diet richer in omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin E, folic acid, and beta-carotene is linked to lower dietary inflammation, but this does not correspond to measurable changes in pain or physical function.
Among adults with rheumatoid arthritis, changes in how inflammatory a person's diet is do not relate to changes in their reported pain levels, ability to move, or overall quality of life.
Among adults with rheumatoid arthritis, following either a Mediterranean diet or the Irish Healthy Eating Guidelines for 12 weeks leads to a measurable decrease in the dietary inflammatory index, with greater reduction seen in the Healthy Eating Guidelines group.
In adults with rheumatoid arthritis, the typical diet is pro-inflammatory, with an average dietary inflammatory index of 0.99, and reductions in this index occur when intake of specific anti-inflammatory nutrients increases, independent of total calories or macronutrient proportions.