Health and Nutrition Letter

Brightly Colored Produce May Help Protect Against Arthritis

November 2005

Abstract

Your morning glass of orange juice may be doing more than just helping you wake up—it might reduce your risk of arthritis. Researchers at the University of Manchester in England have found a possible link between consumption of brightly colored fruits and vegetables, such as oranges, bell peppers, pumpkins, tangerines and papayas, and lower odds of developing inflammatory polyarthritis. The most common subgroup of inflammatory polyarthritis is rheumatoid arthritis.

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