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Does eating fish daily help MS patients? Answer: There is some data that suggests an association between regular consumption of fatty fish and reduced incidence of MS. However, these studies do not establish a "cause and effect" relationship between the two (only a randomized clinical trial can do that). The hypothesis is that fatty fish have large amounts of vitamin D (which also has demonstrated an association with lower MS incidence and disease activity). I typically suggest to my patients that supplementing their diet with vitamin D3 is advisable as doing so may help MS (although we don't know this or sure) and it can also help with bone health (which we do know). Hope this helps. A. Scott Nielsen MD MMSc Virginia Mason Multiple Sclerosis Center
Emma Sabean
6/23/2017 06:13:39 pm
There is also evidence that a diet ultra-low in saturated fat, but supplemented with plenty of Omega 3s (from seafood or from flax oil) can improve the disease course for people with MS. This was first discovered by Dr. Roy Swank and publish in The Lancet in the 1990s. Further data supporting this connection is being collected by the neuro-epidemiologist Dr. George Jelinek and other researchers at the University of Melbourne. You can find links to their publications, as well as information about other lifestyle modifications that might assist those those with MS, at the "Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis" website. Comments are closed.
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