Obesity, dieting, and multiple sclerosis
Background: Obesity is common in the United States and is associated with a higher risk of relapse and comorbidities, and increased disease progression, in people with MS. Methods: We examined the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the MS Sunshine Study, a matched case-control study of multiple...
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| author | Russell, Rebecca Langer-Gould, A. Gonzales, E.G. Smith, J.B. Brennan, Vanessa Pereira, Gavin Lucas, R.M. Begley, Andrea Black, Lucinda |
| author_facet | Russell, Rebecca Langer-Gould, A. Gonzales, E.G. Smith, J.B. Brennan, Vanessa Pereira, Gavin Lucas, R.M. Begley, Andrea Black, Lucinda |
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| description | Background: Obesity is common in the United States and is associated with a higher risk of relapse and comorbidities, and increased disease progression, in people with MS. Methods: We examined the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the MS Sunshine Study, a matched case-control study of multiple sclerosis in Southern California (470 cases, 519 controls). We reported the proportion of participants who adopted a specific diet for nutrition or weight loss purposes, and identified independent predictors of dieting. Results: In the total population, 32% and 37% were overweight and obese, respectively. Case participants were no more likely to adopt a specific diet for nutrition or weight loss purposes than control participants (10% and 11%, respectively). Being obese, younger, female or non-Hispanic were independently associated with dieting. Conclusion: Despite the evidence that obesity can worsen MS prognosis, and the high prevalence of overweight/obesity, case participants were no more likely to adopt a specific diet than control participants. Improved nutrition education may help people with MS make healthy dietary changes for nutrition or weight loss purposes. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-929162023-08-18T03:01:01Z Obesity, dieting, and multiple sclerosis Russell, Rebecca Langer-Gould, A. Gonzales, E.G. Smith, J.B. Brennan, Vanessa Pereira, Gavin Lucas, R.M. Begley, Andrea Black, Lucinda Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Clinical Neurology Neurosciences & Neurology Dietary behavior Dietary changes MS Sunshine Study Multiple sclerosis Nutrition Dietary behavior Dietary changes MS Sunshine Study Multiple sclerosis Nutrition Background: Obesity is common in the United States and is associated with a higher risk of relapse and comorbidities, and increased disease progression, in people with MS. Methods: We examined the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the MS Sunshine Study, a matched case-control study of multiple sclerosis in Southern California (470 cases, 519 controls). We reported the proportion of participants who adopted a specific diet for nutrition or weight loss purposes, and identified independent predictors of dieting. Results: In the total population, 32% and 37% were overweight and obese, respectively. Case participants were no more likely to adopt a specific diet for nutrition or weight loss purposes than control participants (10% and 11%, respectively). Being obese, younger, female or non-Hispanic were independently associated with dieting. Conclusion: Despite the evidence that obesity can worsen MS prognosis, and the high prevalence of overweight/obesity, case participants were no more likely to adopt a specific diet than control participants. Improved nutrition education may help people with MS make healthy dietary changes for nutrition or weight loss purposes. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92916 10.1016/j.msard.2019.101889 English http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ELSEVIER SCI LTD fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Clinical Neurology Neurosciences & Neurology Dietary behavior Dietary changes MS Sunshine Study Multiple sclerosis Nutrition Dietary behavior Dietary changes MS Sunshine Study Multiple sclerosis Nutrition Russell, Rebecca Langer-Gould, A. Gonzales, E.G. Smith, J.B. Brennan, Vanessa Pereira, Gavin Lucas, R.M. Begley, Andrea Black, Lucinda Obesity, dieting, and multiple sclerosis |
| title | Obesity, dieting, and multiple sclerosis |
| title_full | Obesity, dieting, and multiple sclerosis |
| title_fullStr | Obesity, dieting, and multiple sclerosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Obesity, dieting, and multiple sclerosis |
| title_short | Obesity, dieting, and multiple sclerosis |
| title_sort | obesity, dieting, and multiple sclerosis |
| topic | Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Clinical Neurology Neurosciences & Neurology Dietary behavior Dietary changes MS Sunshine Study Multiple sclerosis Nutrition Dietary behavior Dietary changes MS Sunshine Study Multiple sclerosis Nutrition |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92916 |