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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / March 2008Anti-Inflammatory Vegan Diet
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Display An Anti-Inflammatory Response To The Vegan Diet Main Category: Arthritis Also Included In: Cardiovascular / Cardiology; Stroke / Neuroprotection; Nutrition / Diet Article Date: 18 Mar 2008 - 3:00 PDT Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who eat a gluten-free vegan diet could be better protected against heart attacks and stroke. RA is a major risk factor for these cardiovascular diseases, but a gluten-free vegan diet was shown to lower cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and oxidizedLDL (OxLDL), as well as raising the levels of natural antibodies against the damaging compounds in the body that cause symptoms of the chronic inflammatory disease rheumatoid arthritis, such as phosphorylcholine. These findings are reported in the open access journal Arthritis Research & Therapy. The idea that we can influence our health by changing our eating habits has become a fashionable idea among lifestyle and consumer magazines. There is evidence that dietary changes can bring about health benefits but specific results are not widespread. Now, Johan Frostegard of the Rheumatology Unit at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm and colleagues divided sixty-six RA patients randomly into two groups. They randomly assigned 38 of the volunteers to eat a gluten-free vegan diet, and the other 28 a well- balanced but non-vegan diet for one year. They analysed the levels of fatty, lipid molecules in blood samples using routine analytical methods at regular periods. They also measured oxLDL and anti- phosphorylcholine (antiPC) factor at the beginning of the experiment, at 3 months and again at 12 months. The researchers found that the gluten-free vegan diet not only reduced LDL and oxLDL levels and raised antiPC antibodies but lowered the body- mass index (BMI) of the volunteers in that group. Levels of other fatty molecules, including triglycerides and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) stayed the same. In contrast, none of the indicators differed significantly for the control groups on the conventional healthy diet. AntiPC antibodies are studied within CVDIMMUNE, an European consortium led by Dr Frostegard with the hypothesis that such antibodies can protect against cardiovascular disease and can be used as diagnostic and therapeutic factors. Frostegard and colleagues have now shown that diet could be used to improve the long-term health of people with rheumatoid arthritis. They concede that a bigger study group will be needed to discern which particular aspects of the diet help the most. ---------------------------- Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release. ---------------------------- 1. Gluten-free vegan diet induces decreased LDL and oxidized LDL levels and raised atheroprotective natural antibodies against phosphorylcholine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis - a randomized study Ann-Charlotte Elkan, Beatrice Sjoberg, Bjorn Kolsrud, Bo Ringertz, Ingiald Hafstrom and Johan Frostegard Arthritis Research & Therapy (in press) Article available at the journal website: http://arthritis-research.com/ All articles are available free of charge, according to BioMed Central's open access policy. 2. Arthritis Research & Therapy is an international, peer-reviewed online and print journal, publishing original research, reviews, commentaries and reports. Studies relate to the rationale and treatment of arthritis, autoimmune disease and diseases of bone and cartilage. The journal is edited by Prof Peter E Lipsky (USA) and Prof Sir Ravinder N Maini (UK) and has an Impact Factor of 3.8. 3. BioMed Central (http://www.biomedcentral.com/) is an independent online publishing house committed to providing immediate access without charge to the peer-reviewed biological and medical research it publishes. This commitment is based on the view that open access to research is essential to the rapid and efficient communication of science. Source: Charlotte Webber BioMed Central Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk <tommy's cut and pasting snipped> Dear Tommy boy, I was waiting for you to find the press' interpretation of the findings. Basically, it showed that using a highly specialised diet could result in a slight (but STATISTICALLY significant) decrease in a few values that are linked to age related ailments in EVERYONE, not just RA sufferers. Further, the study said NOTHING about having any meaningful effect on their condition nor on long term survival. In fact, going on a restrictive diet compared to one that was designed to produce a small but statistically significant difference is nothing new - if you even read the shite you post you'd know that. These 'studies' have been going on for decades finding the same things. Cheers mate, Ari PS - I'm STILL waiting for your visit. I go to the airport every week hoping to see you, but you never come...  Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ On Mar 18, 5:47 am, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:that are linked to age related ailments in EVERYONE, not just RA sufferers. << Everyone .. ? Anti-inflammatory in everyone ..? Thanks for the elucidation .. On Mar 18, 5:47 am, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:In fact, going on a restrictive diet compared to one that was designed to produce a small but statistically significant difference is nothing new - if you even read the shite you post you'd know that << Actually it is a post to give evidence of the FACT of the anti- inflammatory properties of a **plant based diet** .. YOU seem to think the reason I posted this article is .. "vegan diet good" .. It isn't .. in MY .. scheme of things .. The whole reason of the post is .. plant based diet .. You haven't figured my .. gist .. yet ..? On Mar 18, 5:47 am, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote: I'm STILL waiting for your visit. I go to the airport every week hoping to see you, but you never come... << You live near Oslo .. do ya .. ? Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > -- > spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply > Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please > volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life:http://www.abmdr.org.au/http://www.marrow.org/ > On Mar 18, 5:47 am, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:that > are linked to age related ailments in EVERYONE, not just RA sufferers. > << > > Everyone .. ? > Anti-inflammatory in everyone ..? Try reading again. Like, for real this time. > Thanks for the elucidation .. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Actually it is a post to give evidence of the FACT of the anti- > inflammatory properties of a **plant based diet** .. Nope > YOU seem to think the reason I posted this article is .. "vegan diet > good" .. > > It isn't .. in MY .. scheme of things .. Awwww, the wittle bay Jesus doesn't like liars! > The whole reason of the post is .. plant based diet .. > > You haven't figured my .. gist .. yet ..? YOU haven't even figured your gist out yet, but you might try using soap and water once in a while to get a better look at it. > On Mar 18, 5:47 am, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote: I'm > STILL waiting for your visit. I go to the airport every week hoping to > see you, but you never come... << > > You live near Oslo .. do ya .. ? No, you know exactly where I'm at. So WHY aren't you fulfilling your promise? > Who loves ya. > Tom Obsession isn't love. > Jesus Was A Vegetarian! No he wasn't. > Man Is A Herbivore! Um, no, man is an omnivore. > DEAD PEOPLE WALKING Have you been digging up corpses again and doing those naughty naughty things? They'll put you back in the hospital for that you know... Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ ironjust...@aol.com wrote: Anti-inflammatory in everyone ..? << On Mar 18, 7:04 am, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote: Try reading again. Like, for real this time. << "Basically, it showed that using a highly specialised diet could result in a slight (but STATISTICALLY significant) decrease in a few values that are linked to age related ailments in EVERYONE, not just RA sufferers. " YOU said it .. "decrease in EVERYONE" I just cut and pasted what you said .. You say one thing on one thread then you say the complete opposite on another thread .. What ARE you doing on this thread .. ? Attempting to contribute or attempting to disrupt ..? Disruption seems to be your contributions to my threads .. ironjust...@aol.com wrote: Actually it is a post to give evidence of the FACT of the anti- inflammatory properties of a **plant based diet** .. << Nope<< Let me repeat it .. Gives evidence of the FACT of the anti-inflammatory properties of a **plant based diet** .. A vegan diet IS a .. plant-based diet . Write that down .. Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > ironjust...@aol.com wrote: > > On Mar 18, 5:47 am, spodosaurus <spodosaurus@_yahoo_.com> wrote:that [quoted text clipped - 64 lines] > Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please > volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life:http://www.abmdr.org.au/http://www.marrow.org/ > ironjust...@aol.com wrote: > Anti-inflammatory in everyone ..? << [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > I just cut and pasted what you said .. Where from? I'm not seeing that. > You say one thing on one thread then you say the complete opposite on > another thread .. Really? Which threads would those be? > What ARE you doing on this thread .. ? What are you doing on this thread? > Attempting to contribute or attempting to disrupt ..? I've already reduced your argument to rubble, so I think it's mission accomplished. Not that you even had an argument, you just cut and pasted a report about a study that you never read and wouldn't understand if you did. > Who loves ya. > Tom Obsession isn't love, Tommy. You were obsessed with the neighbours dog, you didn't "love" it in the connotation we're using here. We all know how the police found you two when the neighbours had to ring them to pry you apart. > Jesus Was A Vegetarian! Obviously he wasn't, Tommy. He wouldn't have liked you, either. He'd even have had trouble feeling sorry for you. > Man Is A Herbivore! If by herbivore you mean omnivore, yes. > DEAD PEOPLE WALKING LOL back on the meds Tommy :) Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ >> ironjust...@aol.com wrote: >> Anti-inflammatory in everyone ..? << [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > > LOL back on the meds Tommy :) Someone jousting with Ferrous Fuckwitt again? Don't give him the satisfaction; it's like picking on the scab that might have a chance to heal if we left it alone! :-) Someone jousting with Ferrous Fuckwitt again? << Jousting .. ? "Anti-inflammatory in everyone" Don't give him the satisfaction; << He .. **contributed** .. didn't you see .. "Anti-inflammatory in everyone" I bring out the best in everyone .. "A vegan diet STATISTICALLY significantly decreased a few values in age related ailments in EVERYONE" Those are HIS words .. with his OWN .. **emphasis** .. He does it .. well .. Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > > ironjust...@aol.com wrote: > >> ironjust...@aol.com wrote: [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > > - Show quoted text - > Someone jousting with Ferrous Fuckwitt again? << > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > "Anti-inflammatory in everyone" Nope, I didn't type that - have a look at my original post, Tommy's hearing voices again. > I bring out the best in everyone .. > > "A vegan diet STATISTICALLY significantly decreased a few values in > age related ailments in EVERYONE" Nope, I didn't type that - have a look at my original post, Tommy's hearing voices again. > Those are HIS words .. with his OWN .. **emphasis** .. Nope, I didn't type that - have a look at my original post, Tommy's hearing voices again. > Who loves ya. > Tom Obsession isn't love, Tommy. You were obsessed with the neighbours dog, you didn't "love" it in the connotation we're using here. We all know how the police found you two when the neighbours had to ring them to pry you apart. > Jesus Was A Vegetarian! Obviously he wasn't, Tommy. He wouldn't have liked you, either. He'd even have had trouble feeling sorry for you. > Man Is A Herbivore! If by herbivore you mean omnivore, yes. > DEAD PEOPLE WALKING LOL back on the meds Tommy :) :) Signaturespammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ On Mar 20, 10:32 pm, ironjustice <teamtan...@hotmail.com> wrote: "Anti- inflammatory in everyone" << "Very low-fat, vegan diet can experience significant reductions in RA symptoms" J Altern Complement Med 2002 Feb;8(1):71-5 Related Articles, Links Effects of a very low-fat, vegan diet in subjects with rheumatoid arthritis. McDougall J, Bruce B, Spiller G, Westerdahl J, McDougall M. St Helena Hospital, Deer Park, CA, USA. drmcdoug...@drmcdougall.com OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the effects of a very low-fat, vegan diet on patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). DESIGN: Single-blind dietary intervention study. SUBJECTS AND STUDY INTERVENTIONS: This study evaluated the influence of a 4-week, very low-fat (approximately 10%), vegan diet on 24 free-living subjects with RA, average age, 56 +/- 11 years old. Outcome measurements: Prestudy and poststudy assessment of RA symptomatology was performed by a rheumatologist blind to the study design. Biochemical measures and 4-day diet data were also collected. Subjects met weekly for diet instruction, compliance monitoring, and progress assessments. RESULTS: There were significant (p < 0.001) decreases in fat (69%), protein (24%), and energy (22%), and a significant increase in carbohydrate (55%) intake. All measures of RA symptomatology decreased significantly (p < 0.05), except for duration of morning stiffness (p > 0.05). Weight also decreased significantly (p < 0.001). At 4 weeks, C-reactive protein decreased 16% (ns, p > 0.05), RA factor decreased 10% (ns, p > 0.05), while erythrocyte sedimentation rate was unchanged (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: This study showed that patients with moderate-to-severe RA, who switch to a very low-fat, vegan diet can experience significant reductions in RA symptoms. PMID: 11890437 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://jesuswasavegetarian.7h.com Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > Someone jousting with Ferrous Fuckwitt again? << > [quoted text clipped - 94 lines] > > - Show quoted text - >Someone jousting with Ferrous Fuckwitt again? Don't give him the >satisfaction; it's like picking on the scab that might have a chance to heal >if we left it alone! When you have a scab and leave it alone it protects new tissue forming underneath, so it gives FF a chance to heal and get energized. Yet, that said, once there is a wound, one only gets about 80% value in new tissue. So, maybe there is hope. One wound, 80% regrowth, two wounds, 80% regrowth of the 80%, yeah, might be good. Just have to make sure once the scab lifts there is someone to make sure another needs to form. :-0 >>Someone jousting with Ferrous Fuckwitt again? Don't give him the >>satisfaction; it's like picking on the scab that might have a chance to [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > might be good. Just have to make sure once the scab lifts there > is someone to make sure another needs to form. :-0 This is like unto the "lettuce theory." You know how lettuce shrinks when you put it unwrapped in the fridge? According to the laws of physics, at some point the lettuce should disappear entirely. Now all we need is a refrigerater to put FF in...make sure he is unwrapped, and SHUT THE DOOR! nee nee nee...... >>>Someone jousting with Ferrous Fuckwitt again? Don't give him the >>>satisfaction; it's like picking on the scab that might have a chance to [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > refrigerater to put FF in...make sure he is unwrapped, and SHUT THE DOOR! > nee nee nee...... I said jousting with him is *like* picking on a scab, in that arguing with him just keeps him here and active on our list. I didn't say that Tommy *was* picking on a scab (no doubt he is), but that's his own private business and I hope he takes your advice.
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