Adopt a “gluten-free” or “dairy-free” diet, eat raw or practice intermittent fasting, sprinkle all your dishes with turmeric…. All these tips and many others regularly reach the ears of people affected by rheumatism such as osteoarthritis or arthritis. But what does the science really say about this painkiller diet?
To demystify miracle recipes and highlight solutions that really work, two professors of medicine, one, a rheumatologist, Jérémie Sellam, and the other, a nutritionist, Sébastien Czernichow, are publishing an educational work:
Osteoarthritis, arthritis, I treat myself by eating
. Cross-interview.
Le Point: Do patients ask you more and more often for advice on diet?
Jérémie Salam:
Too often, they do not dare to broach the subject during consultations. Sometimes rheumatologists tend to respond condescendingly to patients’ questions about the links between diet and pain. We conducted a survey of more than three hundred patients on the improvement or deterioration of their symptoms depending on the foods consumed.
Green vegetables or olive oil were perceived as beneficial, unlike alcohol or cheese. This study highlights
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Source LePoint.fr
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