Fibromyalgia syndrome improved using a mostly raw vegetarian diet: An observational study.


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1	Abstract Title	Fibromyalgia syndrome improved using a mostly raw vegetarian diet: An observational study.
2	Abstract Source	BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 1, 7.
3	Abstract Author(s)	Donaldson, M. S., Speight, N. & Loomis, S.
4	Article Affiliation	Hallelujah Acres Foundation.
5	Abstract	Background Fibromyalgia(A disease characterized by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of muscles, tendons, and joints, without detectable inflammation. Fibromyalgia does not cause body damage or deformity) engulfs patients in a downward, reinforcing cycle of unrestorative sleep, chronic pain, fatigue, inactivity, and depression. In this study we tested whether a mostly raw vegetarian diet would significantly improve fibromyalgia symptoms(Any subjective evidence of disease). Methods Thirty people participated in a dietary intervention using a mostly raw, pure vegetarian diet. The diet consisted of raw fruits, salads, carrot juice, tubers, grain products, nuts, seeds, and a dehydrated(The process of losing or removing water or moisture) barley grass juice product. Outcomes measured were dietary intake, the fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ), SF-36 health survey, a quality of life survey (QOLS), and physical performance measurements. Results Twenty-six subjects returned dietary surveys at 2 months; 20 subjects returned surveys at the beginning, end, and at either 2 or 4 months of intervention; 3 subjects were lost to follow-up. The mean FIQ score (n = 20) was reduced 46% from 51 to 28. Seven of the 8 SF-36 subscales, bodily pain being the exception, showed significant improvement (n = 20, all P for trend < 0.01). The QOLS, scaled from 0 to 7, rose from 3.9 initially to 4.9 at 7 months (n = 20, P for trend 0.000001). Significant improvements (n = 18, P < 0.03, paired t-test) were seen in shoulder pain at rest and after motion, abduction(The movement of a limb away from the midline of the body) range of motion of shoulder, flexibility, ch air test, and 6-minute walk. 19 of 30 subjects were classified as responders, with significant improvement on all measured outcomes, compared to no improvement among non-responders. At 7 months responders' SF-36 scores for all scales except bodily pain were no longer statistically different from norms for women ages 45–54. Conclusion This dietary intervention shows that many fibromyalgia subjects can be helped by a mostly raw vegetarian diet.
6	Summary	Dietary intervention(which contain barley grass in their diet) shows that many fibromyalgia subjects can be helped by a mostly raw vegetarian diet.
7	Article Published Date	26 September 2001.
8	Study Type	Observational study.
9	Substances	Barley grass( Vegetarian diet containing barley grass ).
10	Diseases	Fibromyalgia.
11	Pharmacological Actions	Treatment of Fibromyalgia.
12	Link	https://goo.gl/mPVa4w