PMID:
Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2019 Sep 24 ;36:101403. Epub 2019 Sep 24. PMID: 31610401
Abstract Title:
Randomized-controlled trial of a modified Mediterranean dietary program for multiple sclerosis: A pilot study.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: There is a high level of interest in the potential role of diet among the MS community. There is a limited level of evidence for a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern in MS; the feasibility of conducting studies using educational tools to deliver this type of intervention and study its effects is unknown.OBJECTIVES: To establish clinical trial feasibility for future studies utilizing educational delivery of a dietary intervention in MS; to explore the effects of a modified Mediterranean dietary intervention in MS.METHODS: We randomly assigned women with MS to follow/not follow the prescribed modified Mediterranean dietary intervention for 6 months, delivered through educational sessions. The diet encouraged the intake of fish and other foods high in poly- and monounsaturated fats, fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and eliminated meat, dairy, and most processed foods and limited salt intake to
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