pineapple and arthritis

For sometime now athletic trainers have been recomending pineapples to athletes to prevent and treat sport injuries. The main reason is because bromelain (a chemical in pineapple) helps reduce inflammation. Bromelain can help the body get of immune antigen complex, coupounds that are in some arthritic conditions. It also breaks down fibrin (a protein sugar complex that responsible for blood clotting)