Swedish researchers have announced that a gluten-free vegan diet full of nuts, sunflower seeds, fruit and vegetables seems to offer protection against heart attacks and strokes for people with rheumatoid arthritis.
The vegan diet appeared to lower cholesterol and also have an affect on the immune system, easing some of the symptoms associated with the rheumatoid arthritis - a painful joint condition.
The team from Sweden's Karolinska Institute suggested that diet could assist patients with rheumatoid arthritis as they are often more prone to heart attacks, strokes and clogged arteries.
A report in the Arthritis Research and Therapy journal stated: "These findings are compatible with previous results of vegetarian/vegan dietary regimens in non-rheumatoid arthritis subjects which have shown lower blood pressure, lower body mass index and lower incidence of cardiovascular disease."
Interesting news. It seems that diet is playing more and more of an important role in relief of many ailments. Perhaps it's time we all took notice and started changing our diet.
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"Risk Of Heart Attacks And Strokes Reduced By Arthritis Medications"
Good news this week as researchers found that "patients prescribed drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis could be at a reduced risk of heart attacks and strokes", according to a study published in the open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy.
"An international team of researchers led by Antonio Naranjo of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, and colleagues in Argentina, Europe, and the USA have analyzed data from the QUEST-RA (Quantitative Patient Questionnaires in Standard Monitoring of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis) study. From this study, including 4,363 patients from 48 sites in 15 countries, the team has examined the causes and effects of rheumatoid arthritis, as well as the potential benefits of medications."
Rheumatoid arthritis is a known risk factor for hardening of the arteries and so can lead to stroke and heart attacks occurring in sufferers ten years earlier than in people without the condition. Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/99670.php
For more arthritis news and helpful tips, check out the arthritis information directory at the side of the page.
"An international team of researchers led by Antonio Naranjo of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, and colleagues in Argentina, Europe, and the USA have analyzed data from the QUEST-RA (Quantitative Patient Questionnaires in Standard Monitoring of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis) study. From this study, including 4,363 patients from 48 sites in 15 countries, the team has examined the causes and effects of rheumatoid arthritis, as well as the potential benefits of medications."
Rheumatoid arthritis is a known risk factor for hardening of the arteries and so can lead to stroke and heart attacks occurring in sufferers ten years earlier than in people without the condition. Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/99670.php
For more arthritis news and helpful tips, check out the arthritis information directory at the side of the page.
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