Dietary fibre intake 'can help prevent development of knee pain'

People's dietary intake of fibre could have an effect on their chances of developing chronic knee pain, according to a new study. Research carried out by Boston University School of Medicine has offered evidence that an increase in dietary fibre may be an effective means of reducing knee pain, in part by lowering body weight and inflammation. The study Published in the medical journalArthritis Care& Research, the study examined a group of 4,796 men and women aged 45 to 79 years with or at risk of kneeosteoarthritis, whose dietary fibre levels were estimated using a validated food frequency questionnaire at the start of the study. Pain patterns were assessed alongside dietary habits during annual follow-ups taking place over an eight-year period. In total, 4.9 per cent of the patients ended up undergoing knee replacements, while 34.5 per cent experienced no knee pain, 38.1 per cent were affected by mild pain, 21.2 suffered moderate pain and 6.2 per cent were stricken by severe pain. The benefits of consuming more fibre It was shown that the higher a person's dietary fibre intake was, the lower their chances were of being included in the moderate or severe pain groups, with a similar trend seen for those consuming plenty of grain fibre. These findings provide further evidence of the health benefits that a fibre-richdiet that includes a large amount of fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts and whole grains can offer, particularly in terms of reducing inflammation and impro...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news