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Diet May Help Reduce Inflammation in RA

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References

  1. Bustamante MF, Agustin-Perez M, Cedola F, et al. Design of an anti-inflammatory diet (ITIS diet) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2020 Mar; 17:100524.
  2. Coras R, Martino C, Gauglitz JM, et al. Baseline microbiome and metabolome are associated with response to ITIS diet in an exploratory trial in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Transl Med. 2022 Jul; 12(7):e959.
  3. Rath L. ITIS: A supercharged Mediterranean diet for RA. Arthritis Foundation. 2022

Food Examples for the ITIS Diet

Foods the ITIS diet encourages:

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⋅ A green drink in the morning with vegetables and fruits;

⋅ Oily fish, such as salmon and tuna;

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⋅ Unsweetened yogurt and miso, which is a soybean paste;

⋅ Daily chia seeds and flaxseed; and

⋅ Daily green tea.

Foods the ITIS diet discourages:

⋅ Gluten;

⋅ Meat;

⋅ Salt;

⋅ Sugar; and

⋅ Fast food.

Source: The Arthritis Foundation.

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