Protein intake and the use of levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease

Levodopa is the principal pharmacological treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD); however the protein content in diet may compromise its effectiveness. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of protein intake and the use of levodopa in ambulatory patients with PD. Thirty four...

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Autores principales:	de Moraes Fracasso,Bianca, Barcelos Morais,Maite, Gomez,Rosane, Hilbig,Arlete, Iraci Rabito,Estela
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología 2013
Materias:	neurodegenerative diseases high protein diet drug-food interactions carbidopa
Acceso en línea:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-75182013000200001
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-751820130002000012013-09-23Protein intake and the use of levodopa in patients with Parkinson's diseasede Moraes Fracasso,BiancaBarcelos Morais,MaiteGomez,RosaneHilbig,ArleteIraci Rabito,Estela neurodegenerative diseases high protein diet drug-food interactions carbidopa Levodopa is the principal pharmacological treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD); however the protein content in diet may compromise its effectiveness. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of protein intake and the use of levodopa in ambulatory patients with PD. Thirty four PD patients were assessed for protein intake, evaluating the relation energy-protein intake by means of a register. An intake of 1762 kcal/day, 70.9 g of protein/day equivalent to 16.6% of the total energy intake as protein at a level of 1.1 g/kg bw/day. Of all patients, 47.1% took their medications with meals. We conclude that the studied patients consume more protein in their diet than those recommended for PD, with half the sample taking the medications with meals, which may affect the treatment.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y ToxicologíaRevista chilena de nutrición v.40 n.2 20132013-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-75182013000200001en10.4067/S0717-75182013000200001
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topic	neurodegenerative diseases high protein diet drug-food interactions carbidopa
spellingShingle	neurodegenerative diseases high protein diet drug-food interactions carbidopa de Moraes Fracasso,Bianca Barcelos Morais,Maite Gomez,Rosane Hilbig,Arlete Iraci Rabito,Estela Protein intake and the use of levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease
description	Levodopa is the principal pharmacological treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD); however the protein content in diet may compromise its effectiveness. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of protein intake and the use of levodopa in ambulatory patients with PD. Thirty four PD patients were assessed for protein intake, evaluating the relation energy-protein intake by means of a register. An intake of 1762 kcal/day, 70.9 g of protein/day equivalent to 16.6% of the total energy intake as protein at a level of 1.1 g/kg bw/day. Of all patients, 47.1% took their medications with meals. We conclude that the studied patients consume more protein in their diet than those recommended for PD, with half the sample taking the medications with meals, which may affect the treatment.
author	de Moraes Fracasso,Bianca Barcelos Morais,Maite Gomez,Rosane Hilbig,Arlete Iraci Rabito,Estela
author_facet	de Moraes Fracasso,Bianca Barcelos Morais,Maite Gomez,Rosane Hilbig,Arlete Iraci Rabito,Estela
author_sort	de Moraes Fracasso,Bianca
title	Protein intake and the use of levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease
title_short	Protein intake and the use of levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease
title_full	Protein intake and the use of levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease
title_fullStr	Protein intake and the use of levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease
title_full_unstemmed	Protein intake and the use of levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease
title_sort	protein intake and the use of levodopa in patients with parkinson's disease
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología
publishDate	2013
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-75182013000200001
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Protein intake and the use of levodopa in patients with Parkinson's disease

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