One-year follow-up of a short specific carbohydrate diet intervention in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A retrospectively controlled study with focus on medical burden.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Studies on diet as a complementary treatment in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are limited. We have previously reported initial findings from a study exploring the potential anti-inflammatory effects of a 1-month specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) in children with JIA. This paper presents the full-year follow-up results, primarily focusing on changes in medication needs before and after the intervention.

Methods

Twenty-eight patients with JIA, with low disease activity, were included. The results of disease activity, physical function, pain, morning stiffness, and inflamed joints from the 1-month intervention, as well as long-term effects, were evaluated. The medical burden during the year before and 1 year after the dietary intervention was compa

SUBMITTER: Hagstrom N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12078398 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature