Monday 9 May 2011

Can Diets Fight Chronic Pain ?

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Can Diets Fight Chronic Pain? The Science Isn't There

Claims that strawberries and other foods rich in antioxidants can reduce inflammation and pain aren't backed up by much research.

The Internet is littered with diets and supplements that claim to cure everything from everyday aches and pains to heart disease, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease and cancer — all by reducing inflammation.

Alternative medicine guru Andrew Weil recommends an anti-inflammation diet, and plans like The Zone and the Mediterranean diet are also built on the principles of the anti-inflammation theory.

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