Nutritional Aspects of the Mosaic of Rheumatic Autoimmune Diseases a Recipe for Therapy?

Shani Dahan*, Yahel Segal, Yehuda Shoenfeld

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Abstract

Today, we are facing a new era of digitization in the health-care system, and with increased access to health-care information, there is a growing demand for safe, cost-effective, and easy to administer therapies. Dietary habits have a crucial influence on human health, affecting an individual's risk for hypertension, heart disease, and stroke, as well as influencing the risk of developing of cancer. Moreover, an individual's lifestyle choices can greatly influence the progression and manifestation of chronic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. In light of these effects, it makes sense that the search for additional therapies to attenuate such diseases would include investigations into lifestyle modifications. When considering the complex web of factors that influence autoimmunity, it is not surprising to find that several dietary elements are involved in disease progression or prevention. In this chapter, several common nutritional components of the human diet are presented, and the evidence for their effects on rheumatic diseases is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMosaic of Autoimmunity
Subtitle of host publicationThe Novel Factors of Autoimmune Diseases
PublisherElsevier
Pages307-314
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780128143087
ISBN (Print)9780128143070
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Feb 2019

Keywords

  • Autoimmunity
  • Capsaicin
  • Curcumin
  • Microbiome
  • Nutrients
  • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
  • Salt
  • Spicy food
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

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