Shared from parkinsonsnewstoday.com.
People who eat large amounts of highly processed foods are more likely to develop early Parkinson’s disease symptoms, a study found.
“There’s growing evidence that diet might influence the development of Parkinson’s disease,” Xiang Gao, MD, PhD, co-author of the study and a professor at Fudan University in China, said in an American Academy of Neurology news story. “Our research shows that eating too much processed food, like sugary sodas and packaged snacks, might be speeding up early signs of Parkinson’s disease.”
The study, “Long-Term Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods and Prodromal Features of Parkinson Disease,” was published in Neurology, the academy’s medical journal.
“Choosing to eat fewer processed foods and more whole, nutritious foods could be a good strategy for maintaining brain health,” Gao said.