Fibromyalgia & musculoskeletal pain
Mediterranean diet and its low-antigenic and anti-inflammatory properties on fibromyalgia: a systematic review
Authors' conclusion
The articles studied within this review show that there is a relationship between the gut and how FM symptoms can be affected.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with fibromyalgia (FM); interventional and observational studies of the Mediterranean diet5 interventional, 5 observational studies
- Outcome
- FM-related symptoms with Mediterranean diet adherence
Methodological detailsPRISMA 2020, PubMed and Google Scholar searched, articles published 2019–2024, Sample sizes 13–84 in interventional and 84–442 in observational studies
- PRISMA 2020
- PubMed and Google Scholar searched
- Articles published 2019–2024
- Sample sizes 13–84 in interventional and 84–442 in observational studies
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
- Adherence to a Mediterranean diet associated with significant improvements in FM-related symptoms, incl. chronic widespread pain, autonomic dysfunction, persistent fatigue, sleep disturbances and cognitive impairments ('fibro fog')
Original publication
Mediterranean diet and its low-antigenic and anti-inflammatory properties on fibromyalgia: a systematic review. Clin Exp Rheumatol. Published 26 June 2025. doi:10.
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