Did you know that certain food and drink can impact your arthritis symptoms and can sometimes make them worse? These are 6 food and drinks to avoid for arthritis.
Diets rich in fat, sugar, refined carbohydrates, and salt have been linked to increased inflammation and can influence arthritis symptoms.
Processed Foods
This is any food that has been changed during preparation. These include meat products such as bacon, sausage and ham. Savoury foods like pasties, crisps and pies. You should try and avoid these as much as you can as they contain saturated fats, high in salt and sugar. These foods can cause inflammation which contributes to arthritis.
Carbonated Drinks
Fizzy drinks, fruit juices and other sweetened drinks have a lot of sugar, studies show that diets with high sugar promote inflammation.
Fried Foods
Is cooked in oil which means they are very high in saturated fats which are associated with inflammation which make arthritis symptoms worse. They are also high in salt and have added sugars which can contribute to symptoms worsening.
Red Meat
Contain more fat, especially saturated fat, than white meats or plant-based protein. Red meat consumption has been linked to higher levels of inflammation, which can aggravate joint swelling and arthritis symptoms.
Added Sugars
Gluten
Gluten is found in wheat, barley and rye, Some research has shown that people who ate a gluten-free diet had shown to have improvements in their arthritis symptoms.
