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The influence of fast and vegetarian diet on parameters of nutritional status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Haugen, M. A.; Kjeldsen-Kragh, J.; Skakkebaek, N.; Landaas, S.; Sjaastad, O.; Movinkel, P.; Førre, O.

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1993-03

10.1007/BF02231561

PMID: 8467614

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Nutritional status was studied over a period of 13 months in 34 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Seventeen patients fasted for 7-10 days, were then transferred to a gluten-free vegan diet for 3.5 months and finally to a lactovegetarian diet for 9 months. The remaining 17 patients followed a "normal" diet. After one month, the values for body mass index (BMI) and triceps skinfold thickness (TSF) were significantly reduced in the diet group compared with the values at inclusion (p < 0.001), whereas upper arm muscle area (UAMA) was not significantly reduced. Evaluation of the whole study course revealed a significantly lower BMI (p = 0.04) and TSF (p

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Female; Humans; Male; Adult; Aged; Middle Aged; Body Mass Index; Energy Intake; Diet; Diet, Vegetarian; Muscles; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Time Factors; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Fasting; Food; Anthropometry; Skinfold Thickness; Arm