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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Diet and Human Immune Function

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Historically and understandably, nutrition and dietary manipulation in the rheumatoid disease field has been highly controversial. Most of the early reports of benefit from dietary changes were anecdotal, and many of the early trials were poorly designed with results of doubtful credibility.

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    David A. Hughes PhD, RNutr

  2. Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Surrey, UK

    L. Gail Darlington MD, FRCP

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    Adrianne Bendich PhD, FACN

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Darlington, L.G. (2004). Rheumatoid Arthritis. In: Hughes, D.A., Darlington, L.G., Bendich, A. (eds) Diet and Human Immune Function. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-652-2_14

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