Movement Disorders: The noomorginic diet and the Mediterranean diet may delay the occurrence of Parkinson's disease in women by 17 years

JANUARY 18, 2021 // -- In a recent study published in the international journal Movement Disorders, scientists from the University of British Columbia and other institutions found that MIND (noo diet) and Mediterranean dietary patterns and There may be a strong correlation between the late onset of Kinson's disease, and researchers have long known that the MIND diet has a neuropulative effect on diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and dementia, and this study is the first to reveal a link between this diet and brain health in people with Parkinson's disease.
MIND diet combines two popular dietary patterns, the Mediterranean diet with the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), and researcher Silke Appel-Cresswell says that if individual diets are closely in line with Mediterranean-type diets, the age of onset of Parkinson's disease is later, and studies have shown that this difference can be as high as 17 years in the female population, compared with up to eight years in the male population.
currently lacks a drug therapy to prevent or slow Parkinson's disease, but the researchers are optimistic that the latest research in this paper suggests that nutritional status may potentially slow the onset of Parkinson's disease.
Photo Source: CC0 Public Domain In a study of 176 participants, the researchers looked at participants' adherence to these types of diets, which were characterized by reduced meat intake, a focus on vegetables, fruits, whole grains and healthy fats, and a study of participants' age at the time of Parkinson's disease; Parkinson's disease develops 17.4 years later and men 8.4 years later; in addition, mind diets have a more pronounced impact on women's health, while Mediterranean diets have a more pronounced effect on men; the differences between the two diets are subtle, but can serve as clues to the effects of specific foods and micronutrients on brain health.
The different effects of dietary adherence in both men and women are noteworthy because about 60 percent of people with Parkinson's disease are male, and researcher Dr Avril Metcalfe-Roach said that if we could understand the gender differences between mindfulness diets and Mediterranean diet strategies, we might be able to understand the gender differences that driven parkinson's disease in the first place.
the results of this paper may lead to other research problems, or may have an important impact on understanding the incidence of Parkinson's disease.
researchers say the study links gut and brain diseases, and that a healthy diet affects not only one of the body's and a variety of cognitive disorders; the next step is to delve into the potential link between the microbiome and its effects on the brain.
Final researcher Metcalfe-Roach said that eating health has many benefits, as much as possible to maintain the health of the body's microbiome, as much as possible to eat a variety of plant-based foods and other healthy foods, is very beneficial and important to everyone's health;
original source: Avril Metcalfe-Roach BSc, Adam C. Yu MSc, Ella Golz BA, et al. MIND and Mediterranean Diets Associated with Later Onset of Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders (2021). DOI:10.1002/mds.28464