Fibromyalgia and nutrition, What do we know?

Rheumatology International

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1417-1427

  Arranz, Laura Isabel ^a   Canela, Miguel Ángel ^b   Rafecas, Magda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Diet; Fibromyalgia; Nutrition; Nutritional supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT;

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FIBROMYALGIA; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; VEGETARIAN DIET; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 77957564245     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-010-1443-0     Document Type: Review

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