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Relationship between dietary fiber intake and the prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Body Composition Assessment
Author
Yu et al.
Used Parameters : BW, BMI

Publication Year : 2020

Country : Korea

Journal : Nutrients

The gut microbiota has been suggested as an important factor in the pathogenic mechanisms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This study aimed to investigate whether the intake of different kinds of dietary fiber was related to the disease progression rate (∆ FS) and survival time. In total, 272 sporadic ALS patients diagnosed according to the revised EI Escorial criteria were recruited from March 2011 and were followed-up until the occurrence of events or the end of September 2020. The events included percutaneous endoscopic …
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