references
  
      Rheumatology: "What is the Evidence for a Role for Diet and Nutrition in Osteoarthritis?"
    
      Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology: "The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Rheumatoid Arthritis
    
      NIH: "Omega-3"
    
      BMJ Open: "Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Pain and Physical Function in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis (OA): An OA Trial Bank protocol for a Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data (IPD) Meta-Analysis"
    
      The American Journal of Medicine: "Maintaining Vitamin D Sufficiency Is Associated with Improved Structural and Symptomatic Outcomes in Knee Osteoarthritis"
    
      BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine: "Therapeutic effects of turmeric or curcumin extract on pain and function for individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review"
    
      NCCIH: "SAMe: In Depth"
    
      BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies: "Effectiveness of Boswellia and Boswellia extract for osteoarthritis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis"
    
      Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine: "Effect of Ginger Powder Supplementation on Nitric Oxide and C-reactive Protein in Elderly Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: A 12-week Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial"
    
      Nutrition Journal: "Efficacy and Tolerability of an Undenatured Type II Collagen Supplement in Modulating Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms: A Multicenter Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study"
    
      Nutrients: "Vitamin D Supplementation Improves Quality of Life and Physical Performance in Osteoarthritis Patients"
    
      NCCIH: "Omega-3 Supplements: In Depth"
    
      NCCIH: "Ginger"

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      Rheumatology: "What is the Evidence for a Role for Diet and Nutrition in Osteoarthritis?"
    
      Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology: "The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Rheumatoid Arthritis
    
      NIH: "Omega-3"
    
      BMJ Open: "Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Pain and Physical Function in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis (OA): An OA Trial Bank protocol for a Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data (IPD) Meta-Analysis"
    
      The American Journal of Medicine: "Maintaining Vitamin D Sufficiency Is Associated with Improved Structural and Symptomatic Outcomes in Knee Osteoarthritis"
    
      BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine: "Therapeutic effects of turmeric or curcumin extract on pain and function for individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review"
    
      NCCIH: "SAMe: In Depth"
    
      BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies: "Effectiveness of Boswellia and Boswellia extract for osteoarthritis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis"
    
      Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine: "Effect of Ginger Powder Supplementation on Nitric Oxide and C-reactive Protein in Elderly Knee Osteoarthritis Patients: A 12-week Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial"
    
      Nutrition Journal: "Efficacy and Tolerability of an Undenatured Type II Collagen Supplement in Modulating Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms: A Multicenter Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study"
    
      Nutrients: "Vitamin D Supplementation Improves Quality of Life and Physical Performance in Osteoarthritis Patients"
    
      NCCIH: "Omega-3 Supplements: In Depth"
    
      NCCIH: "Ginger"