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Low-fat diet with omega-3 fatty acid supplements can improve treatment efficacy
December 17th, 2005
A low-fat diet with omega-3 fatty acid (FA) supplementation can improve treatment efficacy in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Neurologists in the United States conducted a study "to determine whether a low-fat diet supplemented with omega-3 positively affects quality of life (QOL) in relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) patients." "In this 1-year long double-blind randomized trial, patients were randomized to two dietary interventions: the 'Fish Oil' (FO) group received a low-fat diet (15% fat) with omega-3 FOs and the 'Olive Oil' (OO) group received the AHA Step I diet (fat{{<=}}30%) with OO supplements," explained B. Weinstock-Guttman and coauthors...
Source: Mental Health Law Weekly (2005-12-17)
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