The Role of Nutritional Lifestyle and Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Pathogenesis and Management: A Narrative Review

Studies on the role of nutritional factors and physical activity (PA) in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) go back a long time. Despite the intrinsic difficulty of studying their positive or negative role in MS, the interest of researchers on these topics increased during the last few deca...

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Autores principales: Salvatore Fanara, Maria Aprile, Salvatore Iacono, Giuseppe Schirò, Alessia Bianchi, Filippo Brighina, Ligia Juliana Dominguez, Paolo Ragonese, Giuseppe Salemi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ae41f58e7bfc407db642830d35c5cbb22021-11-25T18:33:57ZThe Role of Nutritional Lifestyle and Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Pathogenesis and Management: A Narrative Review10.3390/nu131137742072-6643https://doaj.org/article/ae41f58e7bfc407db642830d35c5cbb22021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3774https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643Studies on the role of nutritional factors and physical activity (PA) in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) go back a long time. Despite the intrinsic difficulty of studying their positive or negative role in MS, the interest of researchers on these topics increased during the last few decades, since the role of diet has been investigated with the perspective of the association with disease-modifying drugs (DMD). The association of DMD, diets, and PA might have an additive effect in modifying disease severity. Among the various diets investigated (low-carbohydrate, gluten-free, Mediterranean, low-fat, fasting-mimicking, and Western diets) only low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, and fast-mimicking diets have shown both in animal models and in humans a positive effect on MS course and in patient-reported outcomes (PROs). However, the Mediterranean diet is easier to be maintained compared to fast-mimicking and low-carbohydrate diets, which may lead to detrimental side effects requiring careful clinical monitoring. Conversely, the Western diet, which is characterized by a high intake of highly saturated fats and carbohydrates, may lead to the activation of pro-inflammatory immune pathways and is therefore not recommended. PA showed a positive effect both in animal models as well as on disease course and PROs in humans. Training with combined exercises is considered the more effective approach.Salvatore FanaraMaria AprileSalvatore IaconoGiuseppe SchiròAlessia BianchiFilippo BrighinaLigia Juliana DominguezPaolo RagoneseGiuseppe SalemiMDPI AGarticlemultiple sclerosisnutritional lifestylesphysical activitylow carbohydrate dietMediterranean dietfasting-mimicking dietNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENNutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3774, p 3774 (2021)
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topic multiple sclerosis
nutritional lifestyles
physical activity
low carbohydrate diet
Mediterranean diet
fasting-mimicking diet
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
spellingShingle multiple sclerosis
nutritional lifestyles
physical activity
low carbohydrate diet
Mediterranean diet
fasting-mimicking diet
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
TX341-641
Salvatore Fanara
Maria Aprile
Salvatore Iacono
Giuseppe Schirò
Alessia Bianchi
Filippo Brighina
Ligia Juliana Dominguez
Paolo Ragonese
Giuseppe Salemi
The Role of Nutritional Lifestyle and Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Pathogenesis and Management: A Narrative Review
description Studies on the role of nutritional factors and physical activity (PA) in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) go back a long time. Despite the intrinsic difficulty of studying their positive or negative role in MS, the interest of researchers on these topics increased during the last few decades, since the role of diet has been investigated with the perspective of the association with disease-modifying drugs (DMD). The association of DMD, diets, and PA might have an additive effect in modifying disease severity. Among the various diets investigated (low-carbohydrate, gluten-free, Mediterranean, low-fat, fasting-mimicking, and Western diets) only low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, and fast-mimicking diets have shown both in animal models and in humans a positive effect on MS course and in patient-reported outcomes (PROs). However, the Mediterranean diet is easier to be maintained compared to fast-mimicking and low-carbohydrate diets, which may lead to detrimental side effects requiring careful clinical monitoring. Conversely, the Western diet, which is characterized by a high intake of highly saturated fats and carbohydrates, may lead to the activation of pro-inflammatory immune pathways and is therefore not recommended. PA showed a positive effect both in animal models as well as on disease course and PROs in humans. Training with combined exercises is considered the more effective approach.
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author Salvatore Fanara
Maria Aprile
Salvatore Iacono
Giuseppe Schirò
Alessia Bianchi
Filippo Brighina
Ligia Juliana Dominguez
Paolo Ragonese
Giuseppe Salemi
author_facet Salvatore Fanara
Maria Aprile
Salvatore Iacono
Giuseppe Schirò
Alessia Bianchi
Filippo Brighina
Ligia Juliana Dominguez
Paolo Ragonese
Giuseppe Salemi
author_sort Salvatore Fanara
title The Role of Nutritional Lifestyle and Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Pathogenesis and Management: A Narrative Review
title_short The Role of Nutritional Lifestyle and Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Pathogenesis and Management: A Narrative Review
title_full The Role of Nutritional Lifestyle and Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Pathogenesis and Management: A Narrative Review
title_fullStr The Role of Nutritional Lifestyle and Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Pathogenesis and Management: A Narrative Review
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Nutritional Lifestyle and Physical Activity in Multiple Sclerosis Pathogenesis and Management: A Narrative Review
title_sort role of nutritional lifestyle and physical activity in multiple sclerosis pathogenesis and management: a narrative review
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/ae41f58e7bfc407db642830d35c5cbb2
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