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. 1988 Jan;47(1):69–72. doi: 10.1136/ard.47.1.69

Effect of dietary restrictions on disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.

D Beri 1, A N Malaviya 1, R Shandilya 1, R R Singh 1
PMCID: PMC1003447  PMID: 3278696

Abstract

Additions in five steps were made, as a possible therapeutic measure, to the diet of 27 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) after a period of two weeks of a basal isocaloric diet free from pulses, cereals, milk, and non-vegetarian protein foods. Fourteen patients finally took part in the trial, 10 (71%) of whom showed significant clinical improvement. Only three patients (11%) adhered to the diet for a period of 10 months. The others discontinued the diet and were then treated with conventional disease modifying drugs. The study indicates that dietary factors may influence inflammatory response in RA.

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