2023-06-29 16:47:56
The so-called Mediterranean diet can support rheumatism therapy. This was announced by the German Society for Rheumatology (DGRh), whose experts have evaluated the health effects of different types of nutrition. With other diets that were also examined, this positive effect on inflammatory rheumatic diseases is not so clear.
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Lots of fruit, vegetables and legumes, rather little fish and poultry, and even less “red” meat – these are the most important characteristics of the so-called Mediterranean diet (ME). Typical of this diet is also the frequent consumption of nuts and (whole grain) cereals and the extensive avoidance of animal fats such as butter and white sugar or glucose-fructose syrup. “With slight variations, these principles apply in all Mediterranean countries,” says Gernot Keysser, spokesman for the DGRh Commission on Complementary Healing and Nutrition.
As an accompanying measure to the anti-rheumatic basic therapy, we would like to recommend the Mediterranean diet to all those affected by rheumatism.
Gernot Keysser, German Society for Rheumatology
It is considered certain that ME reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes, metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, and colon cancer, according to the DGRh in a press release.
The course of inflammatory rheumatic diseases also seems to be positively influenced by ME. The symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis improved slightly, and patients with psoriasis (psoriasis), spondyloarthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) each benefited slightly from ME.
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“The effects aren’t big,” Keysser admits. However, they not only affect objectively measurable parameters, but also the subjective condition of the patients. “We would therefore like to recommend ME to all those affected by rheumatism as an accompanying measure to basic antirheumatic therapy,” says Keysser. All the more so since patients also benefit from the well-known reduction in cardiovascular and diabetes risks. (Tsp)
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