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Postprandial Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sweden56 participantsStarted 2020-02-01

Plain-language summary

Patients with RA will be studied to see whether meals of different content will affect inflammation and metabolic variables in the postprandial state. Healthy controls will also be invited to examine potentially different responses to patients with RA.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 70 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria for patients with RA: * Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis * BMI 18.5-30.0 kg/m2 * 2 years or more since diagnosis * No DMARD changes during the last 3 months Inclusion Criteria for healthy controls: * Absence of diagnosis of RA * BMI 18.5-30.0 kg/m2 * Self-assessed as healthy Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, diabetes * Allergy or intolerance to any of the foods in the study * Pregnancy or breastfeeding * Use of any blood lipid lowering medication, glucocorticoids or IL-6-inhibitor during the last 4 weeks prior to enrolment * Smoking * Hemoglobin \< 100 g/L