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References for nutrition in MS

Introduction

  • Adafer R, Messaadi W, Meddahi M, Patey A, Haderbache A, Bayen S, Messaadi N. Food Timing, Circadian Rhythm and Chrononutrition: A Systematic Review of Time-Restricted Eating’s Effects on Human Health. Nutrients. 2020 Dec 8;12(12):3770. doi: 10.3390/nu12123770.
  • British Nutrition Foundation, ‘A healthy balanced diet’, accessed via https://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthy-sustainable-diets/healthy-and-sustainable-diets/a-healthy-balanced-diet/?level=Consumer
  • Franquesa M, Pujol-Busquets G, García-Fernández E, Rico L, Shamirian-Pulido L, Aguilar-Martínez A, Medina FX, Serra-Majem L, Bach-Faig A. Mediterranean Diet and Cardiodiabesity: A Systematic Review through Evidence-Based Answers to Key Clinical Questions. Nutrients. 2019 Mar 18;11(3):655. doi: 10.3390/nu11030655.
  • Kahleova H, Levin S, Barnard N. Cardio-Metabolic Benefits of Plant-Based Diets. Nutrients. 2017 Aug 9;9(8):848. doi: 10.3390/nu9080848. PMID: Kappus N, Weinstock-Guttman B, Hagemeier J, Kennedy C, Melia R, Carl E, Ramasamy DP, Cherneva M, Durfee J, Bergsland N, Dwyer MG, Kolb C, Hojnacki D, Ramanathan M, Zivadinov R. Cardiovascular risk factors are associated with increased lesion burden and brain atrophy in multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2016 Feb;87(2):181-7. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2014-310051. Epub 2015 Feb 26.
  • Leeming ER, Johnson AJ, Spector TD, Le Roy CI. Effect of Diet on the Gut Microbiota: Rethinking Intervention Duration. Nutrients. 2019 Nov 22;11(12):2862. doi: 10.3390/nu11122862.
  • Lerner A, Matthias T. Changes in intestinal tight junction permeability associated with industrial food additives explain the rising incidence of autoimmune disease. Autoimmunity Reviews. 2015 June, 14;6: 479-89 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2015.01.009
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  • Mowry EM, Azevedo CJ, McCulloch CE, et al. Body mass index, but not vitamin D status, is associated with brain volume change in MS. Neurology. 2018 Dec;91(24):e2256-e2264. DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006644.
  • NHS Live Well: the Eatwell guide. 29 July 2022. accessed https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/how-to-eat-a-balanced-diet/eating-a-balanced-diet
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  • Paoli A, Bianco A, Damiani E, Bosco G. Ketogenic diet in neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:474296. doi:1155/2014/474296
  • Parodi B, Kerlero de Rosbo N. The Gut-Brain Axis in Multiple Sclerosis. Is Its Dysfunction a Pathological Trigger or a Consequence of the Disease? Front Immunol. 2021 Sep 21;12:718220. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.718220
  • Pavón S, Lázaro E, Martínez O, et al. Ketogenic diet and cognition in neurological diseases: a systematic review. Nutr Rev. 2021;79(7):802-813. doi:1093/nutrit/nuaa113
  • Queiroz JDN, Macedo RCO, Tinsley GM, Reischak-Oliveira A. Time-restricted eating and circadian rhythms: the biological clock is ticking. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2021;61(17):2863-2875. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1789550. Epub 2020 Jul 14. PMID: 32662279.
  • Vijay, A., Valdes, A.M. Role of the gut microbiome in chronic diseases: a narrative review. Eur J Clin Nutr 76, 489–501 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-021-00991-6

Quality of diet

  • Alhaj OA, Trabelsi K, Younes AM, Shivappa N, Bragazzi NL, Hebert JR, Jahrami HA. Diet-related inflammation increases the odds of multiple sclerosis: Results from a large population-based prevalent case-control study in Jordan. Front Nutr. 2023 Apr 5;10:1098883. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1098883.
  • Campbell C, Campbell TM. The China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health, BenBella Books, 12 Jan 2017 ISBN: 1941631568 and via https://nutritionstudies.org/the-china-study/
  • Herman PM, Nguyen P, Sturm R. Diet quality improvement and 30-year population health and economic outcomes: a microsimulation study. Public Health Nutr. 2021 Jan 13;25(5):1-9. doi: 10.1017/S136898002100015X. Epub ahead of print.
  • Fitzgerald KC, Tyry T, Salter A, Cofield SS, Cutter G, Fox G, Marrie RA. Diet quality is associated with disability and symptom severity in multiple sclerosis. Neurology Jan 2018, 90 (1) e1-e11; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004768
  • Jakimovski D, Guan Y, Ramanathan M, Weinstock-Guttman B, Zivadinov R. Lifestyle-based modifiable risk factors in multiple sclerosis: review of experimental and clinical findings. Neurodegener Dis Manag. 2019 Jun;9(3):149-172. doi: 10.2217/nmt-2018-0046. Epub 2019 May 22. PMID: 31116081.
  • Simpson-Yap S, Nag N, Probst Y, Jelinek G, Neate S. Higher-quality diet and non-consumption of meat are associated with less self-determined disability progression in people with multiple sclerosis: A longitudinal cohort study. Eur J Neurol. 2021 Aug 14. doi: 10.1111/ene.15066. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34390078.
  • Spain RI, Piccio L, Langer-Gould AM. The Role of Diet in Multiple Sclerosis: Food for Thought. Neurology. 2023 Jan 24;100(4):167-168. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201565. Epub 2022 Oct 18. PMID: 36257715.
  • Stoiloudis P, Kesidou E, Bakirtzis C, Sintila SA, Konstantinidou N, Boziki M, Grigoriadis N. The Role of Diet and Interventions on Multiple Sclerosis: A Review. Nutrients. 2022 Mar 9;14(6):1150. doi: 10.3390/nu14061150. PMID: 35334810; PMCID: PMC8955724.
  • Vajdi, M., Farhangi, M.A. A systematic review of the association between dietary patterns and health-related quality of life. Health Qual Life Outcomes 18, 337 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01581-z
  • Wahls TL, Titcomb TJ, Bisht B, Eyck PT, Rubenstein LM, Carr LJ, Darling WG, Hoth KF, Kamholz J, Snetselaar LG. Impact of the Swank and Wahls elimination dietary interventions on fatigue and quality of life in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: The WAVES randomized parallel-arm clinical trial. Mult Scler J Exp Transl Clin. 2021 Jul 31;7(3):20552173211035399. doi: 10.1177/20552173211035399..

 

Dairy and MS

  • Chia JSJ, McRae JL, Kukuljan S, Woodford K, Elliott RB, Swinburn B, Dwyer KM. A1 beta-casein milk protein and other environmental pre-disposing factors for type 1 diabetes. Nutr Diabetes. 2017 May 15;7(5):e274. doi: 10.1038/nutd.2017.16.
  • Chunder R, Weier A, Mäurer H, Luber N, Enders M, Luber G, Heider T, Spitzer A, Tacke S, Becker-Gotot J, Kurts C, Iyer R, Ho PP, Robinson WH, Lanz TV, Kuerten S. Antibody cross-reactivity between casein and myelin-associated glycoprotein results in central nervous system demyelination. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Mar 8;119(10):e2117034119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2117034119. Epub 2022 Mar 2.
  • Eichinger A, Neumaier I, Skerra A. The extracellular region of bovine milk butyrophilin exhibits closer structural similarity to human myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein than to immunological BTN family receptors. Biol Chem. 2021 Aug 3;402(10):1187-1202. doi: 10.1515/hsz-2021-0122. PMID: 34342946.
  • Gerstein HC. Cow’s milk exposure and type I diabetes mellitus. A critical overview of the clinical literature. Diabetes Care. 1994 Jan;17(1):13-9. doi: 10.2337/diacare.17.1.13.
  • Kristjánsson G, Venge P, Hällgren R. Mucosal reactivity to cow’s milk protein in coeliac disease. Clin Exp Immunol. 2007 Mar;147(3):449-55. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03298.x.
  • van Lieshout GAA, Lambers TT, Bragt MCE, Hettinga KA.How processing may affect milk protein digestion and overall physiological outcomes: A systematic review, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2020. 60:14, 2422-2445, DOI: 1080/10408398.2019.1646703
  • Malosse D, Perron H, Sasco A, Seigneurin JM. Correlation between milk and dairy product consumption and multiple sclerosis prevalence: a worldwide study. Neuroepidemiology. 1992;11(4-6):304-12. doi: 10.1159/000110946. PMID: 1291895.
  • Niebuhr DW, Li Y, Cowan DN, Weber NS, Fisher JA, Ford GM, Yolken R. Association between bovine casein antibody and new onset schizophrenia among US military personnel. Schizophr Res. 2011 May;128(1-3):51-5. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.02.005. Epub 2011 Mar 4.
  • Rojas M, Restrepo-Jiménez P, Monsalve DM, Pacheco Y, Acosta-Ampudia Y, Ramírez-Santana C, Leung PSC, Ansari AA, Gershwin ME, Anaya JM. Molecular mimicry and autoimmunity. J Autoimmun. 2018 Dec;95:100-123. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2018.10.012. Epub 2018 Oct 26.
  • Willett WC, Ludwig DS. Milk and Health. N Engl J Med. 2020 Feb 13;382(7):644-654. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1903547. PMID: 32053300.
  • Wilmet WC & Ludwig DS. Milk and health. N Engl J Med February 13, 2020; 382:644-654 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1903547
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  • Zhang X, Chen X, Xu Y, Yang J, Du L, Li K, Zhou Y. Milk consumption and multiple health outcomes: umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in humans. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2021 Jan 7;18(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s12986-020-00527-y.

 

 

Fats and MS

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  • Broos JY, Loonstra FC, de Ruiter LRJ, Gouda M, Fung WH, Schoonheim MM, Heijink M, Strijbis EMM, Teunissen C, Killestein J, de Vries HE, Giera M, Uitdehaag BMJ, Kooij G. Association of Arachidonic Acid-Derived Lipid Mediators With Disease Severity in Patients With Relapsing and Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology. 2023 Aug 1;101(5):e533-e545. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000207459. Epub 2023 Jun 8. PMID: 37290971; PMCID: PMC10401685.
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  • Chianese R, Coccurello R, Viggiano A, Scafuro M, Fiore M, Coppola G, Operto FF, Fasano S, Laye S, Pierantoni R, Meccariello R. Impact of Dietary Fats on Brain Functions. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2018;16(7):1059-1085. doi: 10.2174/1570159X15666171017102547. PMID: 29046155; PMCID: PMC6120115.
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  • Erasmus, Udo, Fats that Heal, Alive Books: England; Rev., Updated and Expanded Ed edition (1 Dec. 1993)
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  • Simopoulos AP. An Increase in the Omega-6/Omega-3 Fatty Acid Ratio Increases the Risk for Obesity. Nutrients. 2016 Mar 2;8(3):128. doi: 10.3390/nu8030128. PMID: 26950145; PMCID: PMC4808858.
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