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Parkinson’s Disease: No Milk Today?
Several prospective epidemiological studies on large cohorts have consistently reported an association between milk intake and a higher incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Pesticide contamination of milk and milk’s urate-lowering effects have been put forward as risk factors to explain epidemiolo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4155781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25250013 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2014.00172 |
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author | Kistner, Andrea Krack, Paul |
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description | Several prospective epidemiological studies on large cohorts have consistently reported an association between milk intake and a higher incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Pesticide contamination of milk and milk’s urate-lowering effects have been put forward as risk factors to explain epidemiological data. This has led to considerable uncertainty among physicians and avoidance of dairy products by PD patients. However, neither factor stands up to the rational and detailed examination of the literature carried out in this mini-review. We suggest that changes in eating behavior related to pre-motor PD are an alternative potential explanation of correlations observed between milk intake and PD occurrence. Despite clear-cut associations between milk intake and PD incidence, there is no rational explanation for milk being a risk factor for PD. Based on current knowledge, limiting the consumption of dairy products does not seem to be a reasonable strategy in the prevention of the development and progression of PD. |
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spelling | pubmed-41557812014-09-23 Parkinson’s Disease: No Milk Today? Kistner, Andrea Krack, Paul Front Neurol Neuroscience Several prospective epidemiological studies on large cohorts have consistently reported an association between milk intake and a higher incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Pesticide contamination of milk and milk’s urate-lowering effects have been put forward as risk factors to explain epidemiological data. This has led to considerable uncertainty among physicians and avoidance of dairy products by PD patients. However, neither factor stands up to the rational and detailed examination of the literature carried out in this mini-review. We suggest that changes in eating behavior related to pre-motor PD are an alternative potential explanation of correlations observed between milk intake and PD occurrence. Despite clear-cut associations between milk intake and PD incidence, there is no rational explanation for milk being a risk factor for PD. Based on current knowledge, limiting the consumption of dairy products does not seem to be a reasonable strategy in the prevention of the development and progression of PD. Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4155781/ /pubmed/25250013 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2014.00172 Text en Copyright © 2014 Kistner and Krack. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Neuroscience Kistner, Andrea Krack, Paul Parkinson’s Disease: No Milk Today? |
title | Parkinson’s Disease: No Milk Today? |
title_full | Parkinson’s Disease: No Milk Today? |
title_fullStr | Parkinson’s Disease: No Milk Today? |
title_full_unstemmed | Parkinson’s Disease: No Milk Today? |
title_short | Parkinson’s Disease: No Milk Today? |
title_sort | parkinson’s disease: no milk today? |
topic | Neuroscience |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4155781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25250013 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2014.00172 |
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