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Rheumatoid Arthritis – Allowed & Avoid Food

Monosodium Glutamate

Mono-sodium glutamate or MSG is a common type of preservative and flavor enhancer in many processed products. While there is still no obvious link between this ingredient and inflammation, this is still a harmful element that human bodies cannot digest naturally. When you take in foods with MSG, the immune system will respond by attack these elements. This leads to inflammatory activities, which cause some common symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis, such as pain, swelling, as well as redness. [11]