Is there an association between dietary intake and function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

A team led by researchers from Columbia University (NY, USA) has utilized existing data from a study into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) progression to investigate potential associations between nutritional intake, function and respiratory function of patients who exhibited symptoms of ALS for 18 months or less. The research article, recently published in JAMA Neurology, explored the role of nutrition in the pathogenesis and progression of ALS in a cross-sectional baseline analysis conducted on 302 patients from 2008 to 2013 throughout the USA. Participants of the study completed nutrient intake reports utilizing food questionnaires and had ALS function assessed using the...