Dietary habits in a group of patients with multiple sclerosis are similar to those of healthy control subjects

ABSTRACT Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Over time, patients with MS accumulate neurological disabilities. MS typically affects young adults and is associated with an inflammatory profile of cytokines and lymphocytes. If a patient...

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Main Authors: Stella Boreggio MACHADO, Raquel CABRAL, Nadya MURADE, Nayara Cavalcanti ARES, Claudio SCORCINE, Yara Dadalti FRAGOSO
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author Stella Boreggio MACHADO
Raquel CABRAL
Nadya MURADE
Nayara Cavalcanti ARES
Claudio SCORCINE
Yara Dadalti FRAGOSO
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description ABSTRACT Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Over time, patients with MS accumulate neurological disabilities. MS typically affects young adults and is associated with an inflammatory profile of cytokines and lymphocytes. If a patient were to consume a potentially inflammatory diet, it is possible that the evolution of MS in that individual would be more aggressive. Objective: To investigate whether patients with MS living in and around the city of Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, had a profile of inflammatory diet. Methods: Patients with MS and healthy control subjects were individually interviewed, and the 24-hour Diet Recall and the Bristol Stool Form Scale were applied. Salt intake was calculated using the WebDiet 2.0 software. Results: There were no remarkable differences in dietary habits between healthy control subjects (n=34) and patients with MS (n=66), except for higher consumption of carbohydrates by patients. Both patients with MS and control subjects had higher protein and lower carbohydrate intake than the World Health Organization’s recommended daily amounts. There was no correlation between food intake and neurological disability in patients with MS. Conclusion: The dietary patterns of patients with MS and healthy controls were similar in the city of Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, and surrounding towns, except for higher intake of carbohydrates by patients. No profile of pro-inflammatory diets was identified among the patients with MS enrolled in this study.
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spelling doaj-art-0a23c14134e0451997f9736dc88bae5b2025-08-20T01:59:17ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272020-10-01781063864110.1590/0004-282x20200065Dietary habits in a group of patients with multiple sclerosis are similar to those of healthy control subjectsStella Boreggio MACHADOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0240-487XRaquel CABRALhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0526-6871Nadya MURADEhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9633-4763Nayara Cavalcanti AREShttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4405-2377Claudio SCORCINEhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5352-5551Yara Dadalti FRAGOSOhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8726-089XABSTRACT Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. Over time, patients with MS accumulate neurological disabilities. MS typically affects young adults and is associated with an inflammatory profile of cytokines and lymphocytes. If a patient were to consume a potentially inflammatory diet, it is possible that the evolution of MS in that individual would be more aggressive. Objective: To investigate whether patients with MS living in and around the city of Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, had a profile of inflammatory diet. Methods: Patients with MS and healthy control subjects were individually interviewed, and the 24-hour Diet Recall and the Bristol Stool Form Scale were applied. Salt intake was calculated using the WebDiet 2.0 software. Results: There were no remarkable differences in dietary habits between healthy control subjects (n=34) and patients with MS (n=66), except for higher consumption of carbohydrates by patients. Both patients with MS and control subjects had higher protein and lower carbohydrate intake than the World Health Organization’s recommended daily amounts. There was no correlation between food intake and neurological disability in patients with MS. Conclusion: The dietary patterns of patients with MS and healthy controls were similar in the city of Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, and surrounding towns, except for higher intake of carbohydrates by patients. No profile of pro-inflammatory diets was identified among the patients with MS enrolled in this study.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2020001000638&tlng=enMultiple SclerosisDietNutritional SciencesInflammationNeurology
spellingShingle Stella Boreggio MACHADO
Raquel CABRAL
Nadya MURADE
Nayara Cavalcanti ARES
Claudio SCORCINE
Yara Dadalti FRAGOSO
Dietary habits in a group of patients with multiple sclerosis are similar to those of healthy control subjects
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Multiple Sclerosis
Diet
Nutritional Sciences
Inflammation
Neurology
title Dietary habits in a group of patients with multiple sclerosis are similar to those of healthy control subjects
title_full Dietary habits in a group of patients with multiple sclerosis are similar to those of healthy control subjects
title_fullStr Dietary habits in a group of patients with multiple sclerosis are similar to those of healthy control subjects
title_full_unstemmed Dietary habits in a group of patients with multiple sclerosis are similar to those of healthy control subjects
title_short Dietary habits in a group of patients with multiple sclerosis are similar to those of healthy control subjects
title_sort dietary habits in a group of patients with multiple sclerosis are similar to those of healthy control subjects
topic Multiple Sclerosis
Diet
Nutritional Sciences
Inflammation
Neurology
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2020001000638&tlng=en
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