Protein intake in parkinsonian patients using the EPIC food frequency questionaire

Agnieszka Marczewska; Roberta De Notaris; Sabina Sieri; Michela Barichella; Elisabetta Fusconi; Gianni Pezzoli

doi:10.1002/mds.20888

Protein intake in parkinsonian patients using the EPIC food frequency questionaire

Agnieszka Marczewska, Roberta De Notaris, Sabina Sieri, Michela Barichella, Elisabetta Fusconi, Gianni Pezzoli

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Abstract

The dietary habits of 45 Italian patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and their spouses were investigated using the EPIC food frequency questionnaire. Average daily energy intake was similar, but PD patients consumed significantly more vegetable proteins and carbohydrates (both +18%; P = 0.01 and P = 0.001, respectively). Daily protein intake, which interferes with levodopa absorption, was 50% higher than the recommended daily allowance (1.2 vs. 0.8 g/kg) in both PD patients and spouses and was significantly higher in patients with moderate/severe symptoms (1.27 ± 0.29 vs. 1.07 ± 0.28 g/kg; P <0.001). In patients taking levodopa, there was a correlation between daily levodopa dosage and protein intake (P = 0.027). Dietary habits of patients with advanced and/or fluctuating PD should always be checked with particular reference to protein intake.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1229-1231
Number of pages	3
Journal	Movement Disorders
Volume	21
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.20888
Publication status	Published - Aug 2006

Keywords

Diet
Levodopa
Parkinson's disease
Protein intake

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Clinical Neurology
Neuroscience(all)

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