Effects Of Fasting and Lactovegetarian Diet on Rheumatoid Arthritis

摘要: 16 patients with classical rheumatoid arthritis (RA) selected at random underwent fasting for 7--10 days, followed by a 9-week period on lactovegetarian diet. 10 RA acted as controls, taking normal Pain, stiffness, medication, and clinical biochemical findings were recorded before fasting, the first day after conclusion of period, end period. After 5 15 showed objective signs improvement, compared only one controls. The reduced pain, consumption analgetics, several variables, serum concentration orosomucoid. At diet Diet patient improvement. No differences found between controls concerning symptoms, drug consumption, or variables. We conclude that may produce subjective improvements in RA, though short duration, but this investigation do not indicate has any beneficial effects.