From an osteoarchaeological perspective, osteoarthritis is NOT an
inflammatory disease.  When I am home from lectures I will provide the
academic references regarding that.  

Please remember too that I am coming from that archaeological/historical
perspective which is slightly different than modern medical data.
Archaeologicall/osteologically skeletons are not able to determined - even
with stable isotope analysis.

Sarah

Sarah Krans
student, MSc in Paleopathology
Durham University
St. Chad's College

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On Behalf Of Geoffrey Purcell
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Subject: Osteoarthritis/was:- Re: Ancient Tooth Plaque Reveals Dietary
Decline

Strictly speaking, osteoarthritis is indeed an inflammatory disorder:-

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11407681

Osteoarthritis is made worse by the introduction of  inflammatory advanced
glycation end products, which are created by cooking:-

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16385542

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15077303

http://arthritis-research.com/content/11/5/R136

http://arthritis-research.com/content/6/S3/78

So, osteoarthritis is indeed linked to diet but eating cooked grains or
cooked-palaeo won't help  as cooking creates the advanced glycation end
products that make osteoarthritis worse. Eating rawpalaeo  won't get rid of
osteoarthritis completely either,  but the lack of advanced glycation end
products in a healthy, rawpalaeolithic diet will lessen symptoms
considerably as that will lead to less inflammation in the diet:-

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23354008

http://www.jointpain.insulitelabs.com/how-dietary-sugars-damage-joints

If you can't handle going rawpalaeo, certain methods such as cooking
entirely in moisture or cooking at much lower temperatures will reduce the
production of advanced glycation end products in the cooked foods somewhat,
and therefore reduce the symptoms of osteoarthritis a little bit:-

http://www.webmd.com/osteoarthritis/guide/osteoarthritis-diet

Geoff.