Is healthier nutrition behaviour associated with better self-reported health and less health complaints? evidence from Turku, Finland
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The CNP Diet, Chronic Pain and Disability Research Category consolidates research exploring the interdependent relationship between dietary intake, pain, and disability. To view each original study on the open internet, click “Original.” To view the CNP-written abstract summary, click “CNP Summary.” While only some of the CNP-written abstract summaries are available below for free, all abstract summaries are available to CNP members through the CNP Library Membership.
This 2020 systematic review screened 20,316 articles from three large online scientific databases to analyse the current literature on the link between dietary patterns, the components of patients’ diet, and chronic musculoskeletal pain. Twelve eligible studies were included in this review, consisting of nine experimental and three observational studies. Seven out of nine experimental studies reported a pain-relieving effect of dietary changes. Proteins, fat, and sugar intake were all found to be associated with pain intensity and threshold, and also, inadequate consumption of calcium, folate, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B6 was seen in sufferers of pain from chronic rheumatoid arthritis, whilst patients with fibromyalgia showed a lower intake of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamin A-E-K, folate, selenium, and zinc. Moreover, chronic pain severity was seen to be positively correlated to fat and sugar intake in osteoarthritis, and pain threshold was positively associated with protein intake in fibromyalgia. Elma et. al (2020) also believe plant-based diets might have pain-relieving effects on chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Is healthier nutrition behaviour associated with better self-reported health and less health complaints? evidence from Turku, Finland
CNP Research Summary can be found in the CNP Library Membership
The role of IL-1 in postprandial fatigue
Nutritional status as a mediator of fatigue and its underlying mechanisms in older people
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Nutritional intervention may improve migraine severity: a pilot study
Pain regulation by gut microbiota: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential
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Effect of vitamin D supplementation in chronic widespread pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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The association between vitamin D concentration and pain: a systemic review and meta-analysis
Nutraceuticals and osteoarthritis pain
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Cannabis and pain treatment—a review of the clinical utility and a practical approach in light of uncertainty