Dietary fat intake and risk of Parkinson disease: results from the Swedish National March Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Following progressive aging of the population worldwide, the prevalence of Parkinson disease is expected to increase in the next decades. Primary prevention of the disease is hampered by limited knowledge of preventable causes. Recent evidence regarding diet and Parkinson disease is inconsistent and suggests that dietary habits such as fat intake may have a role in the etiology.

Objective

To investigate the association between intake of total and specific types of fat with the incidence of Parkinson disease.

Methods

Participants from the Swedish National March Cohort were prospectively followed-up from 1997 to 2016. Dietary intake was assessed at baseline using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Food items intake was used to estimate fat intake, i.e.

SUBMITTER: Hantikainen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9288363 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature