inflammatory polyarthritis / diet

Intresting that with less vit c there is a higher rate, more
vit c means more iron absorbed. It is known this disease
goes with people haveing lower stores of iron, so with less
vit c to absorb the iron present in the diet and the body
having less of it; hmmm - it makes one think.

Quoted message said:

Does diet have a role in the aetiology of rheumatoid
arthritis?

Pattison DJ, Pattison DJ, Symmons DP, Young A.

Arthritis Research Campaign Epidemiology Unit, Stopford
Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester
M13 9PT, UK.

Although dietary factors have been extensively studied in
many chronic diseases, the role of diet in the epidemiology
of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has received little attention.
Fruit and vegetables and dietary antioxidants are thought
to play a protective role in the pathogenesis of CVD and
some cancers, but few studies have investigated these
dietary components in the aetiology of RA. Fish oil
supplementation has consistently been shown to have a
beneficial effect on the symptoms of established RA, but it
is not known whether the PUFA present in fish oils can
reduce the risk of developing the disease. There is
evidence that RA is less severe in the southern
Mediterranean countries, such as Italy and Greece, where
oil-rich fish, fruit, vegetables and olive oil are consumed
in greater amounts than in many other countries. Overall,
the evidence for a role of diet in the aetiology of RA is
limited to a small number of observational studies of very
different designs. Recently, it was demonstrated that lower
intakes of fruit and vegetables and dietary vitamin C are
associated with an increased risk of developing
inflammatory polyarthritis in a free-living population in
Norfolk, UK. These findings provide further evidence for a
role of diet in the development of inflammatory arthritis,
although the mechanisms involved are uncertain.

PMID: 15099410 [PubMed - in process]

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