Nutrição e Parkinson – Artigo 18

A nutritional approach to microbiota in Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by motor impairment and the accumulation of alpha-synucleinopathy (α-syn), which can affect different levels of the brain-gut axis. There is a two-way communication between the gastrointestinal tract, and brain that includes the gut microbiota. This bidirectional communication between the gut microbiota and ...

Nutrição e Parkinson – Artigo 17

Role of Dietary Supplements in the Management of Parkinson’s Disease Abstract: The use of food supplements or functional food has significantly increased in the past decades, especially to compensate both the modern lifestyle and the food shortages of the industrialized countries. Despite food supplements are habitually intended to correct nutritional deficiencies or to support specific physiological functions, they are often combined with ...

Nutrição e Parkinson – Artigo 16

The emerging role of nutrition in Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease(PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease in ageing individuals. It is now clear that genetic susceptibility and environmental factors play a role in disease etiology and progression. Because environmental factors are involved with the majorit  of the cases of PD, it is important to understand the role nutrition plays in both neuroprotection and ...

Nutrição e Parkinson – Artigo 15

Diet in Parkinson’s Disease: Critical Role for the Microbiome Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common movement disorder affecting up to 1% of the population above the age of 60 and 4–5% of those above the age of 85. Little progress has been made on efforts to prevent disease development or halt disease progression. Diet has emerged as a potential factor that may prevent the development or slow the progression of PD. In ...

Nutrição e Parkinson – Artigo 14

Does nutritional status affect Parkinson's Disease features and quality of life? Abstract Objectives : The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between nutritional status and Parkinson's Disease (PD) features in association with depression, anxiety and quality of life in people with PD. Materials and methods : This study was conducted on 96 patients with idiopathic PD to whom the following scales were applied: Unified ...

Nutrição e Parkinson – Artigo 13

O USO DO ÔMEGA 3 NAS DOENÇAS NEURODEGENERATIVAS DECORRENTES DO ENVELHECIMENTO: UMA REVISÃO DA LITERATURA INTRODUÇÃO O mundo está vivenciando uma transição demográfica, caracterizada pelo envelhecimento da população. Até 2030 estima-se que a população mais idosa do mundo (≥ 65 anos) chegue a 1 bilhão, o que equivale a 12% do total da população global; Ainda mais, até 2050, estima-se que representem 16,7% (ou 1,6 bilhão) ...

Nutrição e Parkinson – Artigo 12

CARACTERIZAÇÃO DO ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DOS PACIENTES NEUROLÓGICOS COM MOBILIDADE REDUZIDA Resumo Objetivo: avaliar o estado nutricional de pacientes neurológicos em atendimento fisioterapêutico. Método: trata-se de um estudo descritivo e transversal, no qual foram convidados a participar da pesquisa todos os pacientes atendidos no setor de neurologia da clínica de fisioterapia de uma clínica-escola universitária na região metropol...

Nutrição e Parkinson – Artigo 11

AVALIAÇÃO DO EQUILÍBRIO NA DOENÇA DE PARKINSON: UMA REVISÃO SISTEMÁTICA A Doença de Parkinson (DP) é um distúrbio do movimento neurodegenerativo, onde ocorre perda progressiva e irreversível dos neurônios dopaminérgicos da substância negra. A maioria dos pacientes apresentam déficit do equilíbrio corporal, deslocando anteriormente o centro de gravidade, proporcionando as quedas. A avaliação do equilíbrio na DP pode ser ...