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Does diet affect MS? According to a study in Jordan, people who scored the worst on a dietary inflammatory index (DII) survey had a 10-fold increase in risk of MS (for those in the 4th quartile vs. the 1st quartile). But what exactly is the dietary inflammatory index (DII)? What foods were associated with MS? Can we trust the results of the study? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37090771/
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Dr. Brandon Beaber is a board-certified neurologist with subspecialty training in multiple sclerosis and other immunological diseases of the nervous system. He is a partner in the Southern California Permanente Medical Group and practices in Downey, California (South Los Angeles). He has several publications on MS epidemiology and has participated in clinical trials for MS therapeutics. You can follow him on twitter @Brandon_Beaber where he regularly posts about MS news and research.
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