ReviewNutrients2022
Familial Mediterranean Fever and Diet: A Narrative Review of the Scientific Literature.
Review in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06338891 (Can Gluten/Wheat or Other Foods be Responsible for FMF Attacks), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Can Gluten/Wheat or Other Foods be Responsible for FMF Attacks: A Survey on Self-perceived Food Sensitivity in FMF Patients
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Placebo-resistant gut bacteria:Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Trial
- Familial Mediterranean Fever and the Gut Microbiota: A Dual Perspective Review of Current Evidence.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2026Review
- Exploring the Role of Vitamin D in Familial Mediterranean Fever: Pathogenesis, Triggers, and Immune Modulation.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mediterranean diet adherence in pediatric familial Mediterranean fever: clinical and inflammatory correlates.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Assessment of Nutritional Status in Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever Using Prognostic Nutritional Index and Controlling Nutritional Status Score: Relationship with Clinical Findings and MEFV Mutations.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- What do patients do during a familial Mediterranean fever attack? Their strategies and associated factors.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Enigmatic link between familial mediterranean fever and dietary components: a novel approach to personalized nutrition.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- Factors triggering familial mediterranean fever attacks, do they really exist?Internal and emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Familial Mediterranean fever in Romania: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Review
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundFamilial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an inherited autoinflammatory disease characterized by short acute attacks, with an as yet unknown cause. Several authors have investigated the role of some foods as potential triggers. This narrative review aims to analyze the correlation between diet and FMF clinical outcomes.
methodsThe review was carried out following PRISMA statement guidelines, including all cross-sectional, case-crossover, and trial studies written in English and conducted between 1974 and 2022.
resultsOverall, 642 records were identified through PubMed/MEDLINE (292) and Scopus (350), and seven studies were included: three out of seven (43%) studies evaluated FMF attack recurrence or time between consumption of high-fat foods and FMF attacks, while another three (43%) articles variously assessed FMF severity, and one (14%) evaluated the distribution of MEFV mutations.
conclusionsTo date, conflicting results have been reported about fatty and salty food intake and FMF attack recurrence. Moreover, some authors have suggested a possible role of wheat. Finally, a diet rich in antioxidants and supplements with an anti-inflammatory effect could partially reduce symptoms and improve the well-being of FMF patients. Nevertheless, no conclusive data could be drawn about the impact of diet in FMF symptom triggering, and further studies are required to clarify this putative association.
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