Multiple sclerosis or more widely known as multiple sclerosis, is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, which consists of the brain and the spinal cord.
Many physicians believe it is an autoimmune disease, that is, the normal functioning of the immune system, which attacks myelin, a major fatty substance that overlaps the central nervous system nerves, damaging or altering their external surface. In fact, the term multiple sclerosis refers to the multiple scar tissue sections that appear on nerve fibers.
In patients with multiple sclerosis, a relapse occurs when a new brain or spinal cord disorder is caused that disturbs nerve signals. Thus, new symptoms or new symptoms reappear.
A real recurrence lasts more than 24 hours and occurs at least 30 days after a previous relapse. Relapses vary in duration, severity and symptoms. Over time, symptoms usually improve. Many people recover from relapses without treatment.
According to the findings of a new study, a high fat diet can increase the risk of relapse in children with multiple sclerosis.
Instead, a high-fat diet could reduce half that risk.
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, studied 219 young patients who had been diagnosed before the age of 18 and were asked to complete dietary questionnaires.
Researchers analyzed data on patient nutrition and monitored their health for almost 2 years, on average.
In this time, about 43% experienced relapse.
The researchers found that for every 10% increase in calories from fat, the risk of relapse increased by 56%.
The risk was mainly related to the consumption of saturated fat.
Each extra cup of vegetables was associated with a 50% reduction in the risk of relapse, no matter how much the kids ate. This was also the case when the researchers considered other possible factors, such as age, weight and medication.
The findings were published in the journal Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
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