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Healthy Diet May Help With Pain Management, Regardless of Person’s Size

Fhe study found that diet quality could affect pain differently in men and women. Women who consumed a higher quality diet reported lower pain and had better physical function. This effect was less pronounced in men.

WeightControl.com Interview with:
Dr. Alison M Hill | PhD, APD, RNutr, MDiet, BAppSci (Human Movement) Hons.
Senior Lecturer in Nutrition
UniSA: Clinical and Health Sciences
Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA)
University of South Australia

Dr. Alison Hill
Dr. Hill

WeightControl.com:  What is the background for this study? 

Response: Chronic pain is a common and disabling health problem, estimated to affect 20-30% of people worldwide. Those who experience chronic pain often have a higher weight compared to the general population. Food choices that influence the overall quality of a person’s diet may contribute to an individual’s pain by affecting their weight or triggering bodily processes such as inflammation.

This study of Australian adults explored whether diet was directly linked to pain, and if factors like weight, or body fat, impacted this relationship. Additionally, the study looked at differences between men and women as chronic pain is more prevalent in women.

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