| Conventional treatment of RA with NSAIDs, steroids and immunotherapy continues to pose problems in terms of patient response and compliance. Much evidence has now accumulated on the potential beneficial effects of dietary therapy in the management of RA. Given the relapsing and variable course of RA and the desire of many patients to retain a greater degree of control over their disease, dietary advice at presentation is to be recommended. Advice should be informed and based on the work that has been done on exclusion diets and nutritional supplements. |