The effect of a low-carbohydrate diet on evoked pain and quality of life in Non-Hispanic black women with knee osteoarthritis: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a prevalent chronic pain condition that can significantly impact quality of life and contribute to recognized chronic pain racial disparities. We have shown that a low-carbohydrate diet (LCD) can reduce KOA-related pain. Our previous work suggested that the LCD was more beneficial for women and non-Hispanic Black (NHB) adults, but our sample was not sufficiently diverse. Thus, we sought to determine whether the LCD may be beneficial for NHB women with KOA on measures of self-reported and evoked pain.

Methods

Fourteen NHB women (M = 55.93, S.D. = 7.79 years of age) with KOA were recruited to participate in a pilot 6-week LCD intervention. Measures of pain sensitivity, disability, physical functioning, overall chronic pain, quality of li

SUBMITTER: Wiggins AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11660617 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature