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Vegan diet may ease rheumatoid arthritis, study reveals.(Clinical report)

Article from: Gulf Weekly Article date: August 31, 2008

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Rheumatoid arthritis patients may be able to improve their symptoms by switching to a vegan and gluten-free diet, a study has found.

The researchers' findings were based on a small study group of patients with the disease and they are not yet sure why the diet change appeared to work. However, the research team, which demonstrated changes to the immune system that may underlie the beneficial effect, believes it has identified an area that would repay further study.

"I think it is a quite unexpected and ...

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