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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2020;31(3):325-9
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Let Food Be Thy Medicine: The Case of The Mediterranean Diet in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Paraskevi Vranou1, Athanasios Gkoutzourelas1, Dorothea Athanatou1, Efterpi Zafiriou2, Maria G. Grammatikopoulou1,3, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos1
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1. Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
2. Department of Dermatology,Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece
3. Department of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, International Hellenic University, Alexander Campus, Thessaloniki, Greece

Athanasios Gkoutzourelas, Efterpi Zafiriou, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos 

Abstract

This article is part of the MJR Special Issue on Diet & Rheumatic Diseases, edited by Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Lazaros I. Sakkas, and Yehuda Shoenfeld.

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.


https://doi.org/10.31138/mjr.31.3.325
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. 

Article Submitted: 29 Feb 2020; Revised Form: 16 Apr 2020; Article Accepted: 28 Apr 2020; Available Online: 30 Sep 2020

 ©Vranou P, Gkoutzourelas A, Athanatou D, Zafiriou E, Grammatikopoulou MG, Bogdanos DP.

Keywords: NSAID, rheumatoid disease, DHA, EPA, docosahexaenoic acid, eicosatetraenoic acid, DAS28, dietary supplements, fish oil, omega-3, marine oil, anti-inflammatory nutrition