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Can pork make "rheumatism" worse?
« on: 12/04/2017 16:36:40 »
Stephen has been in touch to ask this:

Hi! My dad has recently stopped eating pork as he says it makes his rheumatism worse.  He says it causes inflammation. This was news to me and I carefully suggested maybe the placebo-effect made him better. Is there any hold in his claims?

What does everyone here think?
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Re: Can pork make "rheumatism" worse?
« Reply #1 on: 12/04/2017 23:44:45 »
Pork is High in Inflammatory Omega-6 Fats
http://www.drmercola.com/health-foods-2/why-you-should-avoid-eating-pork/
Other high omega-6 foods, all of my favorites as food for thought so to speak!
Chips, butter, mayo, safflower oil, nuts and seeds, cookies, chicken thighs, short ribs, read it for sure!

https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-omega-6-foods.php
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Re: Can pork make "rheumatism" worse?
« Reply #2 on: 13/04/2017 02:02:35 »
Quote from: Stephen on 12/04/2017 16:36:40
Hi! My dad has recently stopped eating pork as he says it makes his rheumatism worse.

Could be true if his "rheumatism" is actually gout ...
Quote from: wikipedia.org/wiki/Gout
Dietary causes account for about 12% of gout, and include a strong association with the consumption of alcohol, fructose-sweetened drinks, meat, and seafood
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gout#Lifestyle


Quote from: mrsmith2211 on 12/04/2017 23:44:45
... drmercola com ...
is not a reliable source of medical information, see ... http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Mercola
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Re: Can pork make "rheumatism" worse?
« Reply #3 on: 13/04/2017 08:39:25 »
Very good thought, RD, although gout is pretty dramatic and usually not generalised around the body, so that's definitely possible but it wouldn't have been the first thing I would have thought of, I must admit. I'm still mulling this one over in my mind...
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