The CNP Diet and Chronic Pain Research Category consolidates research exploring the interdependent relationship between dietary intake and pain. 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.
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Elevated dietary ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids induce reversible peripheral nerve dysfunction that exacerbates comorbid pain conditions
High-fat diet causes mechanical allodynia in the absence of injury or diabetic pathology
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Mediterranean diet and changes in frequency, severity, and localization of pain in older adults: The Seniors-ENRICA Cohorts
Relationship between diet and relative risk of pain in a cross-sectional analysis of the REGARDS longitudinal study
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Participants with chronic pain do not perceive diet as a contributing factor to their pain: a survey-based study
Does diet play a role in reducing nociception related to inflammation and chronic pain?
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Effects of nutritional interventions in the control of musculoskeletal pain: An integrative review
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Poor diet quality is associated with self-reported knee pain in community-dwelling women aged 50 years and older
High-fat diet exacerbates postoperative pain and inflammation in a sex-dependent manner
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Effect of anti-inflammatory diets on pain in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Gluten-free diet reduces pain in women with myofascial pain in masticatory muscles: A preliminary randomized controlled trial
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of nutrition interventions for chronic noncancer pain
Impact of diet on pain perception in women with endometriosis: A systematic review
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Dietary patterns and interventions to alleviate chronic pain
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Anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive effects of cocoa: A review on future perspectives in treatment of pain
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Beneficial effect of Mediterranean diet on disease activity and cardiovascular risk in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: a cross-sectional study
Anti-inflammatory diet and inflammatory bowel disease: what clinicians and patients should know?
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Inflammatory diseases and vitamin E-what do we know and where do we go?
The effects of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacity of diet on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis phenotype: nutrition as therapeutic tool?
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Ideal food pyramid for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A narrative review
A bioavailable form of curcumin, in combination with vitamin-D- and omega-3-enriched diet, modifies disease onset and outcomes in a murine model of collagen-induced arthritis
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A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an anti-inflammatory nutritional intervention in patients with fibromyalgia
The role of diet and nutrition in migraine triggers and treatment: A systematic literature review
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A bidirectional view of Migraine and diet relationship
The effect of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacity of diet on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis phenotype: Nutrition as therapeutic tool?
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Dietary patterns and biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation: A systematic review of observational and intervention studies
Lifestyle and Mediterranean diet adherence in a cohort of Southern Italian patients with Multiple Sclerosis
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Nutrition interventions in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The potential use of plant-based diets
Adherence to dietary guidelines is associated with better physical and mental quality of life: results from a cross-sectional survey among 728 Dutch MS patients
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Blueberries improve pain, gait performance, and inflammation in individuals with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis
Chronic musculoskeletal pain and nutrition: Where are we and where are we heading?
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Role of diet in diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Gut-brain Axis: Role of lipids in the regulation of inflammation, pain and CNS diseases
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Are probiotic treatments useful on fibromyalgia syndrome or chronic fatigue syndrome patients? A systematic review