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. 1981 Jun 20;282(6281):2027–2029. doi: 10.1136/bmj.282.6281.2027

Rheumatoid arthritis and food: a case study.

A L Parke, G R Hughes
PMCID: PMC1505908  PMID: 6788180

Abstract

Clinical and laboratory studies in a patient whose rheumatoid arthritis appeared to be exacerbated by dairy produce showed that challenge with milk and cheese resulted in a produced increase in synovitis and changes in immune complexes, IgE antibodies, and heat-damaged red cell clearance rates. Exclusion of dairy products from the diet produced a considerable improvement in her previously aggressive disease.

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