Mediterranean Diet Keeps Arthritis Symptoms at Bay
(NY, Reuters Health, 2/19/03)

Dr. Lars Skoldstam of Visby Hospital in Sweden and colleagues assigned 26 patients with rheumatoid arthritis to eat a Mediterranean diet that was high in fruits vegetables, legumes and specific oils; while 25 patients in the control group continued to eat a standard Western diet. After 3 months, the subjects eating the Mediterranean diet experienced an easing of arthritic symptoms; including decreases in pain, inflammation, and swollen joints.