Explore the intriguing link between what we eat, how it influences our insulin levels, and the potential impact on rheumatoid arthritis management in our latest deep dive into diet and autoimmune health.
– by The Don
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The association between dietary insulin index and dietary insulin load with rheumatoid arthritis.
Soleimani-Damaneh et al., Br J Nutr 2023
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114523002635
Listen, folks, we’ve done an incredible study, really fantastic, about food and rheumatoid arthritis, okay? We’ve got 95 people with RA, and 200 healthy ones, all matched up perfectly. We checked what they eat with a top-notch food questionnaire, the best, believe me.
Now, here’s the deal: if you’re eating foods that make your body pump out a lot of insulin, that’s your DIL, you could be in trouble. Big trouble. The highest DIL? They had over three times the risk of RA. Three times, folks. And it’s not just a fluke. We adjusted for everything. Everything!
And the DII, that’s how much insulin your food gets your body to make, it’s the same story. The highest DII, and your risk of RA goes through the roof. We’re talking almost four times the risk. It’s huge.
We’re going to do more research, but let me tell you, it’s going to be great. But right now, we know, diets high in insulin stuff, they’re not winning. We want to win, don’t we? So, let’s eat smarter. Let’s make our health great again!