Nutrition and Rheumatic Disease

Dedication

Series Editor Introduction

Foreword

Preface

Contents

Contributors

I Introduction to Rheumatic Diseases and Related Topics

Overview of Immunology and the Rheumatic Diseases

Overview of Nutritional Assessment

An Overview of Rheumatic Disease Epidemiology

Drug–Nutrient Interactions in Rheumatic Diseases

Exercise in Rheumatic Diseases

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

II Rheumatic Diseases

Rheumatoid Cachexia

Nutrition and Nutritional Supplements and Osteoarthritis

Nutritional Supplementation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Hyperuricemia, Gout, and Diet

Fibromyalgia and Diet

Nutrition and Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis

Nutritional Issues in Vasculitis

Sjögren’s Syndrome and Its Implications for Diet and Nutrition

Chronic Arthritides of Childhood

III Nutrition and Rheumatic Disease- Related Resources

Appendix A: Nutrition Resources

Appendix B:Rheumatology Resources

Index

About the Editor

About the Series Editor