Summary

A meta-analysis of 17 randomized, controlled trials suggests that supplementation with oral n-3 fatty acids improves patient-assessed pain, duration of morning stiffness, and number of painful and/or tender joints in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [Bahadori B et al. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2010; Kremer JM. Am J Clin Nutr 2007; Goldberg RJ, Katz J. Pain 2007].