{"id":881217,"date":"2026-09-02T22:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T22:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/881217\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T22:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T22:26:12","slug":"anti-inflammatory-diets-may-ease-ms-fatigue-boost-physical-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/881217\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-inflammatory diets may ease MS fatigue, boost physical health"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anti-inflammatory diets may help to ease fatigue and improve overall physical health in people with multiple sclerosis<\/a> (MS), according to a new analysis of data from 10 clinical trials.<\/p>\n

Findings also indicated that anti-inflammatory diets do not substantially alter body composition, disability status, or mental health in MS patients. Available data are limited, however, and researchers stressed that more studies are needed to better understand how different diets may influence MS.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdditional trials assessing [biological], functional, and physical outcomes are warranted to fully evaluate anti-inflammatory diets\u2019 efficacy in MS management,\u201d researchers wrote.<\/p>\n

The study, \u201cEffect of anti-inflammatory diets based on complementary and alternative medicine in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials,<\/a>\u201d was published in\u00a0Nutritional Neuroscience.<\/p>\n

Recommended Reading<\/p>\n

\"DNA<\/p>\n

MS patients usually advised to eat a well-balanced diet<\/p>\n

MS is an inflammatory disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. Many studies have explored how different diets affect MS symptoms<\/a>. Currently, there isn\u2019t enough data to conclusively say that any particular diet is better for MS, and patients are usually advised to eat a well-balanced diet<\/a> following general guidelines, such as consuming lots of fruits and veggies, and limiting processed foods.<\/p>\n

Since MS is driven by inflammation, some studies have tested whether anti-inflammatory diets designed using complementary and alternative medicine approaches may have beneficial effects for people with the neurodegenerative disease.<\/p>\n

In this study, scientists in Iran and the U.K. conducted a meta-analysis, in which data from previous studies are pooled and analyzed collectively. Since a meta-analysis includes data from large numbers of patients across many studies, the approach generally has more statistical power to detect meaningful effects.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe conducted a comprehensive reanalysis of relevant [clinical trials] to determine the effectiveness of the anti-inflammatory diets in MS patients,\u201d the researchers wrote.<\/p>\n

Recommended Reading<\/p>\n

\"In<\/p>\n

MS patients on anti-inflammatory diet reported easing of fatigue<\/p>\n

This analysis included data from 10 clinical trials in which some MS patients followed anti-inflammatory diets while others did not. Most of these studies were quite small \u2014 across the 10 studies, there were only 332 participants \u2014 and all but one were conducted in Iran.<\/p>\n

Specific diets included in the studies included Mediterranean<\/a>, hot nature, and antioxidant-rich diets. Each of these focuses on different foods and nutrients, but all are intended to have anti-inflammatory effects.<\/p>\n

Results showed that MS patients on an anti-inflammatory diet reported significant easing of fatigue. Anti-inflammatory diets also led to statistically significant improvements on the Physical Health Composite Score, a measure of overall physical health.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the current systematic review and meta-analysis comprising 10 [clinical trials], adherence to the anti-inflammatory diets was shown to be effective in fatigue reduction and physical health improvement,\u201d the researchers wrote. \u201cThese findings hold particular relevance for individuals living with MS, where fatigue and impaired physical functioning substantially diminish quality of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other measures, including assessments of physical disability, mental health, and inflammatory markers in the blood, did not significantly change in patients following anti-inflammatory diets. These diets also did not significantly alter body mass index, a ratio of weight to height that estimates body fat.<\/p>\n

The researchers emphasized that this meta-analysis was limited to data from fewer than a dozen trials with small numbers of participants. Because most studies were conducted in Iran, the findings may not be generalizable to other geographical areas, \u201cas dietary habits, genetic backgrounds, and access to complementary therapies can vary substantially across continents and cultural contexts,\u201d the team wrote.<\/p>\n

As such, they stressed that further research is needed to better understand how anti-inflammatory diets may affect MS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anti-inflammatory diets may help to ease fatigue and improve overall physical health in people with multiple sclerosis (MS),…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":881218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[49,48,84,395],"class_list":["post-881217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=881217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/881217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/881218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=881217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=881217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=881217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}