Weight reduction is not a major reason for improvement in rheumatoid arthritis from lacto-vegetarian, vegan or Mediterranean diets

Weight reduction is not a major reason for improvement in rheumatoid arthritis from lacto-vegetarian, vegan or Mediterranean diets

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objectives</p> <p>Several investigators have reported that clinical improvements of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), from participating in therapeutic diet intervention studies, have been accompanied by loss of body weight. This has raised the...

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Main Authors: Hagfors Linda, Brudin Lars, Sköldstam Lars, Johansson Gunnar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-05-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
Subjects:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
therapy
diet intervention
lacto-vegetarian diet
vegan diet
Mediterranean diet
body weight
Online Access:http://www.nutritionj.com/content/4/1/15

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