The role of meat in the expression of rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by inflammation of the synovial tissues in the joints. A number of papers related to dietary components that are associated with this inflammation are reviewed. In addition, the ecological approach is used to study the links between diet and RA. Multi-count...

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Published in:British journal of nutrition 2000-11, Vol.84 (5), p.589-595
Main Author: Grant, William B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - etiology
Biological and medical sciences
Diet
Dietary Fats - adverse effects
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Fat
Female
Humans
Inflammatory joint diseases
Male
Meat
Meat - adverse effects
Medical sciences
Oxidative stress
Oxidative Stress - physiology
Review article
Rheumatoid arthritis
Risk Factors
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Summary:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by inflammation of the synovial tissues in the joints. A number of papers related to dietary components that are associated with this inflammation are reviewed. In addition, the ecological approach is used to study the links between diet and RA. Multi-country data for prevalence of RA for females from eight and fifteen countries were compared statistically with components of national dietary supply. Fat from meat and offal for the period 2 years before the prevalence data was found to have the highest statistical association with the prevalence of RA (r2 0·877, P
ISSN:0007-1145
1475-2662
DOI:10.1017/S0007114500001926