Diet and Chronic Pain

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.

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2023

Irritable bowel syndrome and mental health comorbidity — approach to multidisciplinary management

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2024

Eating habits and the desire to eat healthier among patients with chronic pain: a registry-based study

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2024

Dietary fibre confers therapeutic effects in a preclinical model of Huntington’s disease.

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2024

Dietary wheat amylase trypsin inhibitors exacerbate CNS inflammation in experimental multiple sclerosis.

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2023

Association of higher Mediterranean diet adherence with lower prevalence of disability and symptom severity, depression, anxiety, stress, sleep quality, cognitive impairment, and physical inactivity in older adults with multiple sclerosis

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2023

The effect of an anti-inflammatory diet on chronic pain: A pilot study

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2023

A low-fat diet improves fatigue in multiple sclerosis: Results from a randomized controlled trial

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2023

Global trends in research of pain–gut-microbiota relationship and how nutrition can modulate this link

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2021

Elevated dietary ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids induce reversible peripheral nerve dysfunction that exacerbates comorbid pain conditions

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2022

High-fat diet causes mechanical allodynia in the absence of injury or diabetic pathology

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2022

Mediterranean diet and changes in frequency, severity, and localization of pain in older adults: The Seniors-ENRICA Cohorts

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2022

Relationship between diet and relative risk of pain in a cross-sectional analysis of the REGARDS longitudinal study

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2022

Participants with chronic pain do not perceive diet as a contributing factor to their pain: a survey-based study

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2022

Does diet play a role in reducing nociception related to inflammation and chronic pain?

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2020

Effects of nutritional interventions in the control of musculoskeletal pain: An integrative review

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2018

Chronic musculoskeletal pain and function improve with a plant-based diet

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2021

Poor diet quality is associated with self-reported knee pain in community-dwelling women aged 50 years and older

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2018

High-fat diet exacerbates postoperative pain and inflammation in a sex-dependent manner

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2021

Effect of anti-inflammatory diets on pain in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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2021

Gluten-free diet reduces pain in women with myofascial pain in masticatory muscles: A preliminary randomized controlled trial

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2019

A systematic review and meta-analysis of nutrition interventions for chronic noncancer pain

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2022

Impact of diet on pain perception in women with endometriosis: A systematic review

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2020

Dietary patterns and interventions to alleviate chronic pain

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2022

Chronic pain precedes disrupted eating behavior in low-back pain patients

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2020

Anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive effects of cocoa: A review on future perspectives in treatment of pain

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2021

Beneficial effect of Mediterranean diet on disease activity and cardiovascular risk in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: a cross-sectional study

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2021

Anti-inflammatory diet and inflammatory bowel disease: what clinicians and patients should know?

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2021

Inflammatory diseases and vitamin E-what do we know and where do we go?

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2021

The effects of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacity of diet on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis phenotype: nutrition as therapeutic tool?

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2021

Ideal food pyramid for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A narrative review

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2021

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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2021

A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of an anti-inflammatory nutritional intervention in patients with fibromyalgia

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2019

Nutritional intervention may improve migraine severity: a pilot study

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2020

Migraine and diet

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2020

The role of diet and nutrition in migraine triggers and treatment: A systematic literature review

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2021

A bidirectional view of Migraine and diet relationship

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2021

The effect of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacity of diet on psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis phenotype: Nutrition as therapeutic tool?

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2021

Dietary patterns and biomarkers of oxidative stress and inflammation: A systematic review of observational and intervention studies

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2021

Lifestyle and Mediterranean diet adherence in a cohort of Southern Italian patients with Multiple Sclerosis

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2019

Nutrition interventions in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The potential use of plant-based diets

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2021

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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2019

Blueberries improve pain, gait performance, and inflammation in individuals with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

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2020

Chronic musculoskeletal pain and nutrition: Where are we and where are we heading?

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2021

Role of diet in diarrhea-predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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2018

Gut-brain Axis: Role of lipids in the regulation of inflammation, pain and CNS diseases

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2018

Are probiotic treatments useful on fibromyalgia syndrome or chronic fatigue syndrome patients? A systematic review

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2020

Food in chronic pain: Friend or foe?

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2020

Association of chronic spinal pain with diet quality

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2020

Nutritional intervention in chronic pain: an innovative way of targeting central nervous system sensitization?

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2020

Lifestyle and chronic pain across the lifespan: An inconvenient truth?

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2019

The relationship between dietary inflammatory index and psychosomatic complaints profiles: results from SEPAHAN cross-sectional study

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2015

Is healthier nutrition behaviour associated with better self-reported health and less health complaints? evidence from Turku, Finland

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2018

The role of IL-1 in postprandial fatigue

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2020

Nutritional status as a mediator of fatigue and its underlying mechanisms in older people

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2019

Nutritional intervention may improve migraine severity: a pilot study

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2019

Pain regulation by gut microbiota: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential

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2016

Food-derived natural compounds for pain relief in neuropathic pain

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2017

Effect of vitamin D supplementation in chronic widespread pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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2018

The association between vitamin D concentration and pain: a systemic review and meta-analysis

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2018

Nutraceuticals and osteoarthritis pain

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2020

Cannabis and pain treatment—a review of the clinical utility and a practical approach in light of uncertainty

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2019

An experimental randomized study on the analgesic effects of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis in chronic pain patients with fibromyalgia

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2019

Physical activity, exercise and nutrition in rheumatism: Adjuvant treatment options for inflammatory-rheumatic diseases

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2020

A Review of scientific evidence for THC:CBD Oromucosal Spray (Nabiximols) in the Management of Chronic Pain

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2019

Cannabidiol modulates serotonergic transmission and reverses both allodynia and anxiety-like behavior in a model of neuropathic pain (animal)

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2018

Fibromyalgia and nutrition: therapeutic possibilities?

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2017

A low fermentable oligo-di-mono-saccharides and polyols (FODMAP) diet is a balanced therapy for Fibromyalgia with nutritional and symptomatic benefits

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2019

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS): Suggestions for a nutritional treatment in the therapeutic approach

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2020

Determining the association between Fibromyalgia, the gut microbiome and its biomarkers: a systematic review

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2016

The role of diet in the treatment of Fibromyalgia

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2017

The role of the gastrointestinal microbiota in visceral pain

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Gut microbiome: pertinence in fibromyalgia

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2016

Combining pain therapy with lifestyle: the role of personalized nutrition and nutritional supplements according to the SIMPAR Feed Your Destiny Approach

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2018

Are probiotic treatments useful on Fibromyalgia Syndrome or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients? A systematic review

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2020

Dietary Inflammatory Index scores are associated with pressure pain hypersensitivity in women with fibromyalgia

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2019

Altered microbiome composition in individuals with Fibromyalgia

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2016

Headaches: a review of the role of dietary factors

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2019

Anti-inflammatory diets and fatigue

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2017

Polyunsaturated fatty acids: any role in rheumatoid arthritis?

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2016

Food-derived natural compounds for pain relief in neuropathic pain

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2019

Integrative neuromuscular medicine: neuropathy and neuropathic pain: consider the alternatives

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2018

Visceral pain: gut microbiota, a new hope?

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2017

Vitamin D in pain management

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2020

Do nutritional factors interact with chronic musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review

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2017

The role of vitamin C in the treatment of pain: new insights

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