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Obesity, dieting, and multiple sclerosis
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posted on 2023-04-19, 00:09 authored by RD Russell, A Langer-Gould, EG Gonzales, JB Smith, V Brennan, G Pereira, RM Lucas, A Begley, LJ BlackBackground: Obesity is common in the United States and is associated with a higher risk of relapse and comorbidities, and increased disease progression, in people with MS. Methods: We examined the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the MS Sunshine Study, a matched case-control study of multiple sclerosis in Southern California (470 cases, 519 controls). We reported the proportion of participants who adopted a specific diet for nutrition or weight loss purposes, and identified independent predictors of dieting. Results: In the total population, 32% and 37% were overweight and obese, respectively. Case participants were no more likely to adopt a specific diet for nutrition or weight loss purposes than control participants (10% and 11%, respectively). Being obese, younger, female or non-Hispanic were independently associated with dieting. Conclusion: Despite the evidence that obesity can worsen MS prognosis, and the high prevalence of overweight/obesity, case participants were no more likely to adopt a specific diet than control participants. Improved nutrition education may help people with MS make healthy dietary changes for nutrition or weight loss purposes.
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Multiple Sclerosis and Related DisordersVolume
39Article number
101889Pagination
101889-101889Location
NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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2211-0348eISSN
2211-0356Language
enPublisher
Elsevier BVUsage metrics
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Dietary behaviorDietary changesMS Sunshine StudyMultiple sclerosisNutritionPreventionMultiple SclerosisNeurodegenerativeObesityClinical ResearchBrain DisordersNeurosciences2 Aetiology2.3 Psychological, social and economic factorsOral and gastrointestinalCardiovascularStrokeMetabolic and endocrineCancerNeurosciences not elsewhere classified
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