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Diet for Parkinson's Disease

Sarahfaster
Sarahfaster Posts: 29 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hello Everyone, I was wondering if anyone had diet tips for those who have Parkinson's disease. My mother has it and I want to know how other people manage their diet with this disease.

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  • Keto_Vampire
    Keto_Vampire Posts: 1,670 Member
    Dietary relevance with Parkinson's Disease - has to do with those taking levodopa-carbidopa & limiting protein intake during the day (bolus at the end of the day) due to impaired uptake of carbidopa-levodopa. Carbidopa-levodopa competes with aromatic amino acid for uptake in the GI tract (this is a saturable process hence the limiting of protein intake). Not always necessary however due to the large dosing range of carbidopa-levodopa
  • GrumpyHeadmistress
    GrumpyHeadmistress Posts: 666 Member
    Have you checked out Parkinsons.org? They have a good diet section.
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