A diet high in salt can worsen multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms, as well as increase the risks of neurological deterioration, according to an observational study led by Mauricio Farez, from the Universidad del Salvador in Buenos Aires, Argentina and recently published at the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, entitled, “Sodium intake is associated with increased disease activity in multiple sclerosis.” Although there were no definitive conclusions about its causes or effects, the research suggests a confirmation of other previous studies that discouraged MS patients to use great amounts of salt.
The researchers demonstrated that patients who consumed more salt every day suffered, on a moderate to high intake basis, around three more episodes of worsening symptoms compared to patients who consumed less salt. The same group was also four times as likely to have these episodes. When analyzing the patients’ x-rays and scans, they also verified that the disease had progressed more on the first group, and were able to establish a link between dietary salt intake and radiological indications of neurological deterioration.
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