Table of contents
Part I Introduction to Rheumatic Diseases and Related Topics

Overview of Immunology and the Rheumatic Diseases
Elena M. Massarotti

Nutrition Assessment in Rheumatic Disease
Shari L. Baird and Johanna Dwyer

Epidemiology of Rheumatic Diseases
Daniel J. McCarty

Drug-Nutrient Interactions in Rheumatic Diseases
Sung-Nim Han

Exercise in Rheumatic Diseases
Lindsay M. Bearne and Mike V. Hurley

Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Rheumatic Diseases

Kevin Khaw and Sharon Kolasinski
Part II Rheumatic Diseases

Rheumatoid Cachexia
Ronenn Roubenoff

Nutrition and Nutritional Supplements and Osteoarthritis
Paola de Pablo, Grace Lo, and Timothy E. McAlindon

Nutritional Supplementation in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Sangeeta D. Sule and Michelle Petri

Hyperuricemia, Diet and Gout

Naomi Schlesinger

Fibromyalgia and Diet

Osmo Hänninen and Anna-Liisa Rauma

Nutrition and Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis

Ingela Loell and Ingrid Lundberg


Nutritional Issues in Vasculitis

Paul F. Dellaripa and Donough Howard

Sjogren's Syndrome and Implications for Diet and Nutrition

Carole A. Palmer and Medha Singh

Chronic Arthritides of Childhood

Basil M. Fathalla and Donald Goldsmith

Part III Nutrition and Rheumatic Disease-Related Resources

A Nutrition Resources

B Rheumatology Resources