Superb study
Commenting on the study findings, ACTRIMS program committee chair Catherine Larochelle, MD, PhD, clinician-scientist at Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, said results from this “superb” study suggest that cognition can be positively influenced by healthy dietary habits.
“This is very promising and exciting,” Dr. Larochelle said. However, she cautioned that the data need to be reproduced and confirmed in other cohorts.
Overall, Dr. Larochelle noted that diet is becoming a “hot topic” in the field of MS. “This effervescent field of research should lead to new nonpharmacological therapeutic approaches to complement existing disease-modifying therapies and improve meaningful outcomes for people with MS,” she said.
The study was funded by the National MS Society in the United States. Dr. Piccio and Dr. Larochelle have reported no relevant financial relationships.
A version of this article originally appeared on Medscape.com.