#ACTRIMS2020 – What We Now Know About Diet and MS

[KoKo]

What science has told us about how diet might influence a person’s risk of multiple sclerosis and a patient’s disease course was the topic of discussion at a recent MS conference.

Ellen Mowry, MD, a researcher and professor of neurology at John Hopkins, also reviewed some of the dietary approaches either tested or being studied in MS, and the lessons learned from such work.

https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.c...entions-in-ms/

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What We Now Know About Diet and MS

Hey KoKo!

Maybe it's me, but for at least 2 or 3 decades the Med diet has been akin to the gold standard. I know of no one in the last 30 years that does not attempt to eat healthy. We may have grown up (in my case the 50s) without benefit of different studies, and this poorer diet certainly can be linked to many health issues. Maybe MS too.

Are researchers trying to say that maintaining a proven lifelong healthy diet is something other than healthy if you have MS? That the diet contains something that is really a problem?

Other than the obvious "too much of anything (even something healthy) can prove to be a negative," I do not understand the "What We NOW Know About Diet and MS" ?

[KoKo]

Hey KoKo!

Maybe it's me, but for at least 2 or 3 decades the Med diet has been akin to the gold standard. I know of no one in the last 30 years that does not attempt to eat healthy. We may have grown up (in my case the 50s) without benefit of different studies, and this poorer diet certainly can be linked to many health issues. Maybe MS too.

Are researchers trying to say that maintaining a proven lifelong healthy diet is something other than healthy if you have MS? That the diet contains something that is really a problem?

Other than the obvious "too much of anything (even something healthy) can prove to be a negative," I do not understand the "What We NOW Know About Diet and MS" ?

Hi Jer

The bottom line for me is that the studies, on how diet affects MS, are currently inconclusive and ongoing.

Eating healthy foods does appear to benefit depression, fatigue, obesity.

"While current evidence does not support any particular diet, people with MS — like those without this disease — should keep a healthy diet to promote overall good health and weight."

"A number of MS specialists recommend that patients follow general guidelines given by the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society: a diet low in fats and high in fiber, rounded off by regular exercise."

[pennstater]

Good synopsis KoKo. That is my take on the article.

Jer - the Mediterranean diet is what all 3 of my neuro's have promoted along the way. Mainly because it is good for the heart and the brain, so it helps eliminate contributing factors to MS symptoms.

I am glad they are trying to get more robust studies going on diet and CIS/MS.