Easy-to-Follow Arthritis Diet Tips for Joint Health

9. Fasting and Vegan Diet

For some people, fasting and plant-based diets are beneficial to managing RA. A study in Clinical Rheumatology reports suppression of RA symptoms in participants who decreased food intake for a short period and adopted a vegan diet afterward. These individuals had limited nutrient supplementation with vegetable juice during their fasting period, followed by a year of a vegan diet. They experienced significantly less joint swelling and pain, CRP levels, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate, which is related to inflammation.