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  • 1
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    Diet and disease symptoms in rheumatic diseases — Results of a questionnaire based survey (1991)
    Springer
    Clinical rheumatology 10 (1991), S. 401-407 
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    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: Diet ; Diet Therapy ; Fast ; Rheumatoid Arthritis ; Inflammatory ; Rheumatic Diseases ; Noninflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Experiences with food intake, diet manipulations and fast were registered in rheumatic patients. The study was a questionnaire-based survey in which 742 patients participated. It comprised 290 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 51 patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, 87 patients with ankylosing spondylitis, 51 patients with psoriatic arthropathy, 65 patients with primary fibromyalgia and 34 patients with osteoarthritis. One third of the patients with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and psoriatic arthropathy reported aggravation of disease symptoms after intake of certain foods while 43% of the patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and 42% of the patients with primary fibromyalgia stated the same. Twenty-six percent of the patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and 23% of the patients with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and primary fibromyalgia had previously tried certain diets in the attempt to alleviate disease symptoms, whereas 13% of the patients with sporiatic arthropathy and 10% with osteoarthritis had tried diet therapy. Less pain and stiffness were reported by 46% of the patients and 36% reported reduced joint swelling. Similar beneficial effects of diet were also reported in other rheumatic disease groups. Fifteen percent of the patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis had been through a fasting period. Less pain and stiffness were reported by 2/3 of the patients in both groups and half of the patients in both groups reported a reduced number of swollen joints.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02206660
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    Vegetarian diet for patients with rheumatoid arthritis — Status: Two years after introduction of the diet (1994)
    Springer
    Clinical rheumatology 13 (1994), S. 475-482 
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    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: Rheumatoid Arthritis ; Diet ; Diet Therapy ; Clinical Trial ; Follow-up Study
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary We have previously reported that a significant improvement can be obtained in rheumatoid arthritis patients by fasting followed by an individually adjusted vegetarian diet for one year. The patients who changed their diet could be divided into diet responders and diet nonresponders. After the clinical trial the patients were free to change diet or medication and after approximately one year they were asked to attend a new clinical examination. We compared the change from baseline (i.e. at the time of study entry) to the time of the follow-up examination for diet responders, diet nonresponders and controls who ate an omnivorous diet. The following variables favoured diet responders: pain score, duration of morning stiffness, Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire index, number of tender joints, Ritchie's articular index, number of swollen joints, ESR, platelet count and white blood cell count. The difference between the three groups were significant for all the clinical variables, except for grip strength. There was no significant difference between the groups with regard to laboratory or anthropometric variables. At the time of the follow-up examination all diet responders but only half of the diet nonresponders still followed a diet. Our findings indicate that a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis benefit from dietary manipulations and that the improvement can be sustained through a two-year period.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02242946
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    Multidisciplinary approach to fibromyalgia A pilot study (1995)
    Springer
    Clinical rheumatology 14 (1995), S. 165-170 
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    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: Fibromyalgia ; Pain ; Fatigue ; Health Education ; Activities of Daily Living
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The aim of the study was to instruct a group of fibromyalgia patients how to solve problems related to activities of daily life. Sixteen female fibromyalgia patients completed a ten week multidisciplinary program, consisting of a cognitive and an exercise part. After ten weeks a reduction in general pain intensity (p〈0.05) was found. At six months follow-up sensory (somatic) pain intensity was reduced compared to baseline recordings (p=0.05). All patients had made adjustments to their everyday life after ten weeks. Eight patients reported that they regularly practised relaxation techniques, and seven patients had undertaken dietary changes. Thus, the study shows that adjustment of activities in daily living may reduce pain in patients with fibromyalgia. Controlled studies are needed in the future.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02214937
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    The influence of fast and vegetarian diet on parameters of nutritional status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (1993)
    Springer
    Clinical rheumatology 12 (1993), S. 62-69 
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    ISSN: 1434-9949
    Keywords: Rheumatoid Arthritis ; Nutritional Status ; IGF1 ; Trace Elements ; Diet Manipulations
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Nutritional status was studied over a period of 13 months in 34 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Seventeen patients fasted for 7–10 days, were then transferred to a gluten-free vegan diet for 3.5 months and finally to a lactovegetarian diet for 9 months. The remaining 17 patients followed a “normal” diet. After one month, the values for body mass index (BMI) and triceps skinfold thickness (TSF) were significantly reduced in the diet group compared with the values at inclusion (p〈0.001), whereas upper arm muscle area (UAMA) was not significantly reduced. Evaluation of the whole study course revealed a significantly lower BMI (p=0.04) and TSF (p〈0.01) in the diet group compared with the control group. The concentration of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) was significantly reduced in the diet group after one month compared with the value at inclusion (p=0.01), but the overall difference between the two groups was not significant. There were no overall significant differences with regard to VAMA, concentration of serum albumin, haemoglobin, ferritin, zinc and copper between the two groups. Thus fast, followed by diet manipulations for one year, had a minor impact on nutritional status in patients with RA.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02231561
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    Stabilization of κ-carrageenan gel with polymeric amines: Use of immobilized cells as biocatalysts at elevated temperatures (1986)
    New York, NY [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Biotechnology and Bioengineering 28 (1986), S. 1289-1293 
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    ISSN: 0006-3592
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Biochemistry and Biotechnology
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Spherical beads of κ-carrageenan containing entrapped cells were prepared in a two-step process. First, the beads were formed by dispersing a warm carrageenan cell suspension into stirring oil. After cooling (gelation) the beads were cured by treatment with amines. Ten amines of various sizes and structures were tested. We evaluated the mechanical strength and the applicability of aminetreated gels as immobilization matrices. The results of critical compression tests indicate that linear and branched polyethylenimines (PEI) are both good curing agents. PEI treated carrageenan beads also exhibited superior resistance to heat and abrasion. Furthermore, PEI polymers were demonstrated to be effective in stabilizing the lactase activity of the free and immobilized Bacillus stearothermophilus cells. The immobilized cell preparations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, B. stearothermophilus, and Flavobacterium sp. were treated with branched PEI and evaluated for the activity of invertase (EC 3.2.1.26), lactase (EC 3.2.1.23), and glucose isomerase (EC 5.3.1.18), respectively, in a packed bed reactor at 60°C. The apparent half-lives were 108, 39, and 64 days, respectively.
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    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.260280902
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