Let Food Be Thy Medicine: The Case of The Mediterranean Diet in Rheumatoid Arthritis

The role of diet in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been the topic of extensive research. The present review aimed to present and appraise the studies assessing adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and the primary/secondary prevention of rheumatoid arthritis. Based on the available studies, the ev...

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Main Authors: Paraskevi Vranou, Athanasios Gkoutzourelas, Dorothea Athanatou, Efterpi Zafiriou, Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PCO Convin S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology
Subjects:
dha
epa
Online Access:http://www.mjrheum.org/assets/files/792/file259_1221.pdf
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spelling doaj-498cc8abd51a4266970d1cdb8988d5172020-11-25T03:36:00ZengPCO Convin S.A.Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology2529-198X2020-01-0131332532910.31138/mjr.31.3.325MJR-31-3-325Let Food Be Thy Medicine: The Case of The Mediterranean Diet in Rheumatoid ArthritisParaskevi Vranou0Athanasios Gkoutzourelas1Dorothea Athanatou2Efterpi Zafiriou3Maria G. Grammatikopoulou4Dimitrios P. Bogdanos5Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, GreeceThe role of diet in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been the topic of extensive research. The present review aimed to present and appraise the studies assessing adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and the primary/secondary prevention of rheumatoid arthritis. Based on the available studies, the evidence appears low and adherence to the MD does not appear to affect RA indices.http://www.mjrheum.org/assets/files/792/file259_1221.pdfnsaidrheumatoid diseasedhaepadocosahexaenoic acideicosatetraenoic aciddas28dietary supplementsfish oilomega-3marine oilanti-inflammatory nutrition
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author Paraskevi Vranou
Athanasios Gkoutzourelas
Dorothea Athanatou
Efterpi Zafiriou
Maria G. Grammatikopoulou
Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
spellingShingle Paraskevi Vranou
Athanasios Gkoutzourelas
Dorothea Athanatou
Efterpi Zafiriou
Maria G. Grammatikopoulou
Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
Let Food Be Thy Medicine: The Case of The Mediterranean Diet in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology
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rheumatoid disease
dha
epa
docosahexaenoic acid
eicosatetraenoic acid
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dietary supplements
fish oil
omega-3
marine oil
anti-inflammatory nutrition
author_facet Paraskevi Vranou
Athanasios Gkoutzourelas
Dorothea Athanatou
Efterpi Zafiriou
Maria G. Grammatikopoulou
Dimitrios P. Bogdanos
author_sort Paraskevi Vranou
title Let Food Be Thy Medicine: The Case of The Mediterranean Diet in Rheumatoid Arthritis
title_short Let Food Be Thy Medicine: The Case of The Mediterranean Diet in Rheumatoid Arthritis
title_full Let Food Be Thy Medicine: The Case of The Mediterranean Diet in Rheumatoid Arthritis
title_fullStr Let Food Be Thy Medicine: The Case of The Mediterranean Diet in Rheumatoid Arthritis
title_full_unstemmed Let Food Be Thy Medicine: The Case of The Mediterranean Diet in Rheumatoid Arthritis
title_sort let food be thy medicine: the case of the mediterranean diet in rheumatoid arthritis
publisher PCO Convin S.A.
series Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology
issn 2529-198X
publishDate 2020-01-01
description The role of diet in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been the topic of extensive research. The present review aimed to present and appraise the studies assessing adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and the primary/secondary prevention of rheumatoid arthritis. Based on the available studies, the evidence appears low and adherence to the MD does not appear to affect RA indices.
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rheumatoid disease
dha
epa
docosahexaenoic acid
eicosatetraenoic acid
das28
dietary supplements
fish oil
omega-3
marine oil
anti-inflammatory nutrition
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