Fats for less Parkinson's disease

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Hi All,

See the below for an account of good fats being good to avoid Parkinson's

disease.

de Lau LM, Bornebroek M, Witteman JC, Hofman A, Koudstaal PJ,

Breteler MM.

Dietary fatty acids and the risk of Parkinson disease: the Rotterdam

study.

Neurology. 2005 Jun 28;64(12):2040-5.

PMID: 15985568

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=pubmed & dopt=Abstra\

ct & list_uids=15985568 & query_hl=22

.... Intakes of total fat, monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), and

polyunsaturated

fatty acids (PUFAs) were significantly associated with a lower risk of PD, with

an

adjusted hazard ratio per SD increase of energy-adjusted intake of 0.69 (95% CI

0.52

to 0.91) for total fat, of 0.68 (95% CI 0.50 to 0.94) for MUFAs, and 0.66 (95%

CI

0.46 to 0.96) for PUFAs. No associations were found for dietary saturated fat,

cholesterol, or trans-fat. ...

Al Pater, PhD; email: old542000@...

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