Nightshade Vegetables: Should People With Arthritis Avoid Nightshade Foods?
Nightshade Vegetables: Should People With Arthritis Avoid Nightshade Foods? Monday September 25, 2006#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)Nightshade vegetables are among the foods that some people feel can trigger arthritis flares. Others feel their arthritis symptoms improve when nightshade vegetables are avoided. What are nightshade vegetables? According to The George Mateljan Foundation, food members of the nightshade family include: • potatoes (not sweet potatoes) • tomatoes • eggplant • sweet and hot peppers (including paprika,