TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH LOW-FAT DIET: RESULT OF SEVEN YEARS' EXPERIENCE

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Abstract
Six and one-half years'' experience with a low-fat diet in the treatment of multiple sclerosis is summarized. The diet appears to reduce frequency and severity of exacerbations of the disease. Thus, the over-all severity of the disease appears lessened, and performance of 64% of a total of 153 patients has been improved or held stable for nearly 4 years. Early cases of the disease appear to benefit most Only 8% of 59 early cases deteriorated during a period averaging 43.3 months. About 65% of 58 late cases, and 33% of 36 intermediate cases, deteriorated in this same period. Although the observation period is long enough to give some confidence in the observations, one must not overlook that multiple sclerosis has an average duration of 20 to 25 years. The conclusions therefore still remain tentative.

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