A research study supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, which is to be reported at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology this April shows, that women with Multiple Sclerosis had a lower dietary intake of several key nutrients in comparison to health research subjects.
For the study, 27 women with MS were compared to 30 healthy women between the ages of 18-60 . Participants in the study had their diets analyzed for their content of nutrients.
The study found that that levels of several nutrients with anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties nutrients, such as folate, vitamin E, Magnesium, quercitin and lutein were lower in women who suffered form Multiple Sclerosis.
Lead researcher Sandra D. Cassard, ScD, of John Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD said, “Since MS is a chronic inflammatory disorder, having enough nutrients with anti-inflammatory properties may help prevent the disease or reduce the risk of attacks for those who already have MS. Antioxidants are also critical to good health and help reduce the effects of other types of damage that can occur on a cellular level and contribute to neurologic diseases like MS. Whether the nutritional differences that we identified in the study are a cause of MS or a result of having it is not yet clear.”
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