Omega-3 oils in fish
combats arthritis symptoms in comparison to those who seldomly consumed
the fish oils.
The fish can be eaten cooked or raw, but fish and chips is out along with shellfish due to their lower omega-3 content.
For each additional serving of fish per week, joint swelling continues to reduce and to combat the disease, many sufferers uses anti-rheumatic drugs to improve symptoms and prevent long-term joint damage.
Dr
Sara Tedeschi, lead author of the paper published in Arthritis Care
& Research, said: "If our finding holds up in other studies, it
suggests that fish consumption may lower inflammation related to
rheumatoid arthritis disease activity.
"This is analysis of the relationship between consuming fish as a whole food rather than consuming fish oil supplements."In double-blind placebo-controlled trials subjects receiving fish oil
had improved tender joint counts and higher rates of remission on triple
non-biologic DMARD therapy.
"While DMARDs are
standard-of-care for rheumatoid arthritis, other anti-inflammatory
therapies have been studied. Omega-3 fatty acids downregulate
pro-inflammatory cytokines, thus have been of interest for decades.
"Consumption
of fish more than two times per week was associated with lower
DAS28-CRP (scoring method for arthritis symptoms) at the same point in
time may either reflect a generally healthier lifestyle among those who
eat fish most often, or may reflect an effect of consuming fish as a
whole food that contains various macronutrients and micronutrients in
addition to omega 3 fatty acids.
"Fish consumption has
been noted to have many beneficial health effects, and our findings may
give patients with rheumatoid arthritis a strong reason to increase fish
consumption."
Rheumatoid arthritis patients
are at risk of a shorter life expectancy and continued joint
inflammation can persist over time leading to the deterioration of
multiple joints.
In the study Dr Tedeschi, Rheumatology
Fellow at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and her team examined the diet
of 176 patients with arthritis, the majority of whom were middle-aged
white females with longstanding rheumatoid arthritis and taking
medication.
Less than a quarter -
17.6 per cent - frequently consumed fish while 19.9 per cent rarely ate
fish, but many used fish oil supplements. CONTINUE READING
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