Adherence to dietary guidelines is associated with better physical and mental quality of life : results from a cross-sectional survey among 728 Dutch MS patients

Background: A healthy diet has been associated with less symptoms or progression of disease in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, whether specific diets are needed, or general healthy diet recommendations are sufficient is unknown. Objective: To investigate the association between diet quality, use of diets, and quality of life (QoL) in men and women with MS. Methods: Diet quality was measured with the Dutch Healthy Diet-index, which measures adherence to the Dutch Guidelines for a Healthy Diet. QoL was assessed with the MSQoL-54 questionnaire. A total of 728 people were included (623 women, 10... Mehr ...