Mediterranean diet in axial spondyloarthritis: an observational study in an Italian monocentric cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little evidence is available about the impact of diet on disease activity of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). This study evaluated the impact of a 6-month nutritional advice based on the Mediterranean diet on the disease activity of axSpA.

Methods

We prospectively collected the information of a group of axSpA patients who were offered nutritional advice for a 6-month period, who were compared to axSpA patients followed at the same center who were not on a specific diet. A nutritionist gave suggestions for dietary modification at baseline and thereafter every 2 months until month 6. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was evaluated with the PREDIMED questionnaire ranging from 0 (no adherence) to 10 (optimal adherence); disease activity was evaluated with ASDAS-CRP.

SUBMITTER: Ometto F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8377333 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature