• Nutrição e Esclerose Múltipla – Artigo 11

    Suplementação de vitamina D em pacientes com esclerose múltipla Resumo: A esclerose múltipla (EM) é uma doença autoimune que afeta cerca de 2 milhões de pessoas no mundo. Existem vários tratamentos usados para amenizar a progressão da doença, ressaltando-se que a EM não tem cura. A vitamina D é um dos métodos alvo de pesquisas pela sua importância e sua eficácia no tratamento de doenças autoimunes. A partir destes fatos, o ...
  • Nutrição e Esclerose Múltipla – Artigo 10

    Diet quality and risk of multiple sclerosis in two cohorts of US women Abstract Objective: To determine the association between measures of overall diet quality (dietary indices/pattems) and risk of MS. Methods: Over 185,000 women in the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and Nurses’ Health Study II (NHSII) completed semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaires every 4 years. There were 480 incident MS cases. Diet quality was assessed using ...
  • Nutrição e Esclerose Múltipla – Artigo 9

    Dietary intake of nutrients and its correlation with fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients Abstract Background: The role of nutrition in the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS) and related complications such as fatigue has been reported by several studies. The aim of this study is the assessment of nutritional status and its relationship with fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, in which ...
  • Nutrição e Esclerose Múltipla – Artigo 8

    Dietary pattern and risk of multiple sclerosis Abstract Background: It has been suggested that nutrition might play a role in the etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS). However, dietary patterns associated with MS risk are unknown. This study was conducted to compare the dietary patterns of patients with MS and healthy controls to find the relationship between dietary patterns and MS. Methods: Usual dietary intake of 75 women with relapsing...
  • Nutrição e Esclerose Múltipla – Artigo 7

    The Role of Diet in Multiple Sclerosis: Mechanistic Connections and Current Evidence Abstract Purpose of Review This review seeks to examine current research related to the role of diet in multiple sclerosis (MS). Recent Findings Recent research in preclinical models, epidemiologic studies, and limited prospectively followed cohorts provide preliminary evidence that dietary factors influence MSincidence, disease course, and symptomatology. ...
  • Nutrição e Esclerose Múltipla – Artigo 6

    Influence of Diet in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review ABSTRACT Nutrition is considered to be a possible factor in the pathogenesis of the neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS). Nutrition intervention studies suggest that diet may be considered as a complementary treatment to control the progression of the disease; a systematic review of the literature on the influence of diet on MS was therefore conducted. The literature search ...
  • Nutrição e Esclerose Múltipla – Artigo 5

    Nutrition Facts in Multiple Sclerosis Abstract The question whether dietary habits and lifestyle have influence on the course of multiple sclerosis (MS) is still a matter of debate, and at present, MS therapy is not associated with any information on diet and lifestyle. Here we show that dietary factors and lifestyle may exacerbate or ameliorate MS symptoms by modulating the inflammatory status of the disease both in relapsing-remitting MS ...
  • Nutrição e Esclerose Múltipla – Artigo 4

    Nutritional Intervention as an Essential Part of Multiple Sclerosis Treatment? Summary Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. In addition to the genetic, epigenetic and immunological components, various other factors, e.g. unhealthy dietary habits, play a role in the MS pathogenesis. Dietary intervention is a highly appealing approach, as it presents a simple and relatively ...