Posted on 06/23/2021 12:52:36 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
A typical Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of painful disorders common in people with conditions such as diabetes or obesity, according to a groundbreaking paper…
Moreover, changes in diet may significantly reduce or even reverse pain from conditions causing either inflammatory pain -- such as arthritis, trauma or surgery -- or neuropathic pain, such as diabetes. The novel finding could help treat chronic-pain patients by simply altering diet or developing drugs that block release of certain fatty acids in the body.
In the new paper, Dr. Boyd and his colleagues used multiple methods in both mice and humans to study the role of polyunsaturated fatty acids in pain conditions. They found that typical Western diets high in omega-6 polyunsaturated fats served as a significant risk factor for both inflammatory and neuropathic pain.
Omega-6 fats, mainly found in foods with vegetable oils, have their benefits. But Western diets associated with obesity are characterized by much-higher levels of those acids in foods from corn chips to onion rings, than healthy omega-3 fats, which are found in fish and sources like flaxseed and walnuts.
Generally, unhealthy foods high in omega-6 fats include processed snacks, fast foods, cakes, and fatty and cured meats, among others.
Reversal of this diet, especially by lowering omega-6 and increasing omega-3 lipids, greatly reduced these pain conditions, the researchers found. Also, the authors demonstrated that skin levels of omega-6 lipids in patients with Type 2 diabetic neuropathic pain were strongly associated with reported pain levels and the need for taking analgesic drugs.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...
Oh, look! The medical establishment is talking, again! Isn’t that cute?
“I was totally with low carb and high fat, but now think it’s best low carb and low fat from meat.”
That leaves high protein, which is very tough on kidneys. In the Keto world, they replace carbs with fat and warn people to keep protein at a reasonably low level.
I go with the 4 major food groups: fat, grease, salt & sugar. Works wonders.
That leaves fish and vegetables and only white meat poultry. Fish being a lot of salmon but others are ok.
That’s true, you still have fat, just not from meat.
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