Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Careggi University Hospital, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Nutrients. 2020 Aug 20;12(9):2525. doi: 10.3390/nu12092525.
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a multifactorial syndrome of unknown etiology, characterized by widespread chronic pain and various somatic and psychological manifestations. The management of FM requires a multidisciplinary approach combining both pharmacological and nonpharmacological strategies. Among nonpharmacological strategies, growing evidence suggests a potential beneficial role for nutrition. This review summarizes the possible relationship between FM and nutrition, exploring the available evidence on the effect of dietary supplements and dietary interventions in these patients. Analysis of the literature has shown that the role of dietary supplements remains controversial, although clinical trials with vitamin D, magnesium, iron and probiotics' supplementation show promising results. With regard to dietary interventions, the administration of olive oil, the replacement diet with ancient grains, low-calorie diets, the low FODMAPs diet, the gluten-free diet, the monosodium glutamate and aspartame-free diet, vegetarian diets as well as the Mediterranean diet all appear to be effective in reducing the FM symptoms. These results may suggest that weight loss, together with the psychosomatic component of the disease, should be taken into account. Therefore, although dietary aspects appear to be a promising complementary approach to the treatment of FM, further research is needed to provide the most effective strategies for the management of FM.
纤维肌痛(FM)是一种病因不明的多因素综合征,其特征为广泛的慢性疼痛和各种躯体及心理表现。FM 的管理需要结合药物和非药物策略的多学科方法。在非药物策略中,越来越多的证据表明营养可能具有潜在的益处。本综述总结了 FM 与营养之间的可能关系,探讨了饮食补充剂和饮食干预在这些患者中的作用的现有证据。文献分析表明,膳食补充剂的作用仍存在争议,尽管维生素 D、镁、铁和益生菌补充的临床试验显示出有希望的结果。关于饮食干预,橄榄油的摄入、古代谷物替代饮食、低热量饮食、低 FODMAPs 饮食、无麸质饮食、谷氨酸单钠和阿斯巴甜饮食、素食以及地中海饮食似乎都能有效减轻 FM 症状。这些结果可能表明,体重减轻以及疾病的身心成分都应考虑在内。因此,尽管饮食方面似乎是治疗 FM 的一种有前途的补充方法,但仍需要进一步的研究来提供管理 FM 的最有效策略。