What food and drink should osteoarthritis sufferers avoid?
Living with osteoarthritis means that your body is in an inflammatory state. So you want to avoid or restrict foods that can worsen your inflammation and painful joints. This article addresses what foods to avoid with osteoarthritis, or any other degenerative joint disease. Don’t forget that some drinks in your diet may affect your inflammation levels too.
Sugar
Trans fat and saturated fat
Trans fat and saturated fat can cause inflammation in the fat tissue. These are common in processed foods and baked goods. Pizzas and red meat contain saturated fat. So eating these can make your arthritis inflammation worse. Saturated fat can also increase your risk of developing obesity and heart disease. Obesity can also add extra weight to your joints and worsen your pain levels. Check out your Body Mass Index (BMI) via the link found in this FAQ
Refined Carbohydrates
Refined Carbohydrates such as white bread, white rice and potato chips are foods to avoid with osteoarthritis. These carbs increase the production of advanced glycation (AGE) oxidants in your body. AGEs accumulate naturally as you age. They get created when certain foods get cooked at high temperatures. AGEs are harmful to your body and form when protein or fat combine with sugar in the bloodstream. AGEs stimulate inflammation in the body. When you consume too many AGEs your body can’t keep up with eliminating them so they accumulate. This high level of AGEs in your body causes increased inflammation in your body
MSG
MSG is a food additive (e-number E621) often found in oriental foods and soy sauce. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) can also be a hidden ingredient in fast foods, soup mixes, and so on. Other additives, such as the sweetener, aspartame, may have a similar effect. MSG has been seen to influence the development of significant inflammation, central obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice.
Omega-6 fatty acids
Whilst omega-3, found in cold-water fatty fishes such as salmon, mackerel and tuna, may help people with arthritis, omega-6 fatty acids may not. High levels of Omega-6 occurs in some types of cooking oil. This fatty acid might boost the body’s production of inflammatory chemicals. Examples of oils containing omega-6 include corn, soybean and sunflower oils.
Alcohol
The Arthritis Foundation recommends limiting alcohol intake and avoiding smoking. Alcohol may interact with some medications, including pain-relief drugs. If you choose to drink, alcohol should only be one small part of a healthy diet and drinking one alcoholic drink or less, per day is advised.
FAQ: What foods are good for osteoarthritis?
Eating foods that contain anti-inflammatory substances may help you with your OA. Learn what foods are good for osteoarthritis and add them to your diet.
FAQ: Can you cure Osteoarthritis with diet?
You can’t cure osteoarthritis with diet. Some people do find that their symptoms improve with specific foods in their diet and a healthy weight.
FAQ: What foods to avoid with Osteoarthritis?
Please follow and share What food and drink should osteoarthritis sufferers avoid? Living with osteoarthritis means that your body is in an inflammatory state. So you want to avoid or restrict foods that can worsen your inflammation and painful joints. This article addresses what foods to avoid with osteoarthritis, or any other degenerative joint disease.
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The Mediterranean diet can reduce the joint pain of osteoarthritis. It is rich in anti-inflammatory fruits, vegetables, fish, nuts and beans.
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