What we eat often has a large impact on our health. With arthritis, this is especially true. While certain diets do not cause arthritis, research has shown that many dietary factors can help ease the problems and symptoms associated with arthritis - mainly, pain caused from inflammation.

Arthritis literally means inflammation (itis) of the joints (arth). Arthritis is not one disease; it is a term describing more than a hundred different diseases, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and juvenile arthritis.

If you have any form of arthritis or joint pain, there are many dietary changes that can help reduce inflammation and lead to a more pain-free life.

For the full column, go to http://www.ncpad.org/565/2504/Eating~Well~to~Fight~Arthritis.