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Body mass index and dietary intervention: Implications for prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Title
Body mass index and dietary intervention: Implications for prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Journal of the Neurological Sciences, March 2014
DOI 10.1016/j.jns.2014.02.035
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S.T. Ngo, F.J. Steyn, P.A. McCombe

Abstract

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult onset, neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by the loss of upper (corticospinal) and lower motor neurons. ALS is a multifactorial disease whereby a combination of genetic and environmental factors may contribute to disease pathogenesis. While the majority of studies indicate that the underlying causes for ALS pathology may be due to multiple defects at the cellular level, factors that have recently been identified to be associated with survival could lead to the development of beneficial interventions. In ALS, a higher pre-morbid body mass index (BMI) and the maintenance of BMI and nutritional state is associated with improved outcome. This review will focus on the associations between body composition and adiposity relative to disease duration and risk, and will discuss current evidence that supports the benefits of improving energy balance, and the maintenance of body mass through nutritional intervention in ALS.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Portugal 1 <1%
Romania 1 <1%
Unknown 140 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 27 19%
Student > Bachelor 20 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 16 11%
Researcher 15 10%
Student > Postgraduate 7 5%
Other 20 14%
Unknown 39 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 36 25%
Nursing and Health Professions 18 13%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 8%
Neuroscience 12 8%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 8 6%
Other 17 12%
Unknown 41 28%
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