Can Your Diet Affect Arthritis Symptoms?

Can Your Diet Affect Arthritis Symptoms? By Carol Eustice With early symptoms of arthritis, people often wonder what they can change in their diet to help manage symptoms. People often connect diet and arthritis in their minds. Let's face it, that would be an easy fix. But, what's the reality? What do studies show about diet and arthritis? Does it make any difference if you eat certain foods or don't eat others? Are Nightshade Foods Bad for Arthritis?  A popular theory has long circulated that nightshade vegetables trigger arthritis. The implication is that if people with arthritis avoided nightshade foods or eliminated them from their diet, pain and other symptoms of arthritis would diminish. Is this true? READ NOW Gluten-Free Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis  Gluten-free has been the buzzword in the dietary world for several years. Many people have gone gluten free. Some couldn't even explain why, if you asked. But, others strongly believe that there are health benefits. Could it help people with rheumatoid arthritis? READ NOW Rheumatoid Arthritis Not Helped by Dietary Changes  It's one of the first questions someone with rheumatoid arthritis asks: "What dietary changes should I make to stop this disease?" Not only are people who ask the question looking for a quick fix, they want a fix that will keep their symptoms in remission. Is that possible with diet? READ NOW Gout Diet - Foods to Eat  Gout is one of the types of arthritis where diet matters. Gout patients should consume a low-purine diet. What's a low-purine diet and why does that help to control gout? READ NOW Anti-Inflammatory Diet May Help Arthritis  Following an anti-inflammatory diet has become increasingly popular. Basically, an anti-inflammatory diet focuses on foods to avoid that increase inflammation and foods to include in your diet that reduce inflammation. READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE NEXT Self Test: How Resilient Are You? How Much of a Nutrition Whiz Are You? Why Wives Put up With A "Culture of Adultery" in Professional Sports What's Your Fitness Personality? Do You Have PCOS Symptoms? This Quiz Will Tell You. Does Your Child Have Any Food Allergy Symptoms? Why Homophobia Is Not a True Phobia — It's a Moral or Social Problem How Much Do You Know About Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development? AN ABOUT.COM BRAND You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Arthritis & Joint Conditions newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 Verywell.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.