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Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets

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ISSN (Print): 1871-5303
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Research Article

The Association between Diet and Multiple Sclerosis

Author(s): Vahid Asgharzadeh, Seyyed Amin Seyyed Rezaei, Behroz Mahdavi Poor, Mohammad Asgharzadeh, Hossein Jalaei Nobari, Zahra Taghinejad, Abdolhassan Kazemi and Jalil Rashedi*

Volume 24, Issue 8, 2024

Published on: 06 November, 2023

Page: [909 - 917] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/0118715303247891231023070031

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Abstract

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease of the Central Nervous System (CNS) that affects individuals between the ages of 20 and 40 years, with a higher prevalence among women. Prevalence of this disease has increased significantly in recent decades in different geographical areas. There is evidence to suggest that both genetic and environmental factors play a role in the development of MS.

Objective: This study aims to investigate the potential relationship between diet and MS in the Azeri population of the East Azerbaijan province of Iran.

Methods: 467 MS patients and 260 non-related healthy individuals under the age of 15 completed a dietary demographic questionnaire. The relationship between food consumption and MS was evaluated using the obtained data.

Results: MS patients had a significantly higher consumption of fat, high-fat dairy, fast food, soybean, sausages and kielbasa, pickles, and leftover food (p-value=0.0001), while healthy individuals had a higher consumption of fruit (p-value=0.0001). Consumption of Meat, sweets, and fizzy drinks was also found to be higher in MS patients (p-value<0.05). There was no significant difference in the consumption of vegetables, cakes biscuits, and spices between the two groups (p-value>0.05).

Conclusion: The results suggest that fruit consumption under the age of 15 may be a protective factor against MS, while the consumption of fat, high-fat dairy, fast food, soybean, sausages and kielbasa, pickles, leftover food, meat, sweets, sauce, and fizzy drinks under the age of 15, maybe risk factors for MS.

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