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Fewer Anti-Inflammatories and More Omega-3s.


A new study shows the usefulness of Omega-3 fatty acids in the treatment of rheumatoid polyarthritis.
 
A new study has just confirmed the usefulness of Omega-3 fatty acids for treating
 
rheumatoid polyarthritis (RP).
 
This form of arthritis which affects about 1% of the western population, first affects
the hands and the small joints in the feet before it extends to the other joints in the body.
 
The standard treatments for this particularly debilitating disease are non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAIs), which have numerous undesirable side-effects, in particular a demonstrated pathology against the stomach.
 
Epidemiological studies have shown that regular consumption of fish is correlated with a lower incidence of rheumatoid polyarthritis.
 
 
Clinical studies have shown that the Omega-3 fatty acids have a beneficial effect on the clinical signs of RP and that consumption of Omega-3s allows patients to reduce their consumption of NSAIs.
 
Some English researchers have just carried out a study whose objective was to quantify the reduction in NSAI administration when Omega-3s were taken at the same time during treatment.

Among 97 patients suffering from RP, 59% of patients who received Omega-3s were able to reduce their NSAI dose by 30% without worsening the disease symptoms against only 19% in the placebo control group.
 

This study provided evidence for the potential of omega-3s as an adjuvant treatment for RP.