Dietetic Plans within the Multiple Sclerosis Community: A Review

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

2 Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Centre for Child Health Research, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

3 School of Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman, Boston, MA, USA

4 Department of Molecular Biology, ShahreKord Branch, Islamic Azad University, ShahreKord, Iran

Abstract

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated, neurodegenerative diseasecaused by a complex interactionbetween lifetime environmental exposures and genes. Dieteic interventions environmental may affect the disease activity. These modifications may happen in intake of fats, proteins, calories, vitamins, minerals, fibers, and intake of several other nutrients which have a key role in neural health. This review was undertakento investigatethe role of nutritional modifications in patients with MS.

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