Lower Energy Intake among Advanced vs. Early Parkinson's Disease Patients and Healthy Controls in a Clinical Lunch Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Unintentional weight loss has been observed among Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Changes in energy intake (EI) and eating behavior, potentially caused by fine motor dysfunction and eating-related symptoms, might contribute to this. The primary aim of this study was to investigate differences in objectively measured EI between groups of healthy controls (HC), early (ESPD) and advanced stage PD patients (ASPD) during a standardized lunch in a clinical setting. The secondary aim was to identify clinical features and eating behavior abnormalities that explain EI differences. All participants (n = 23 HC, n = 20 ESPD, and n = 21 ASPD) went through clinical evaluations and were eating a standardized meal (200 g sausages, 400 g potato salad, 200 g apple purée and 500 mL wa

SUBMITTER: Fagerberg P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7400863 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature