Eating Behaviours of Patients with Initial Presentation of Parkinson''s Disease
Study Design: cohort cross-sectionaL study. Materials and Methods. 65 patients with initial PD were examined (disease stage I-II (Hoehn and Yahr Rating Scale). The eating behaviour was analysed using NutriLogic software developed by the Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety. Study Results. Patients demonstrated excessive fat consumption (+37.6%), mostly due to saturated fats (+36.4%), accompanied by deficit of polyunsaturated fatty acids, primarily of omega-3 group (-45.0%). Excessive consumption of simple carbohydrates (+32.5%) and food fibre deficit (-61.0%) were noted. Besides, it was found out that subjects suffered from vitamin deficit, primarily of vitamin А (-56.3%), magnesium (-9.2%), and excessive ferrum (+22.0%) and calcium (+6.4%) consumption. Conclusion. Analysis of eating behaviours of patients with initial presentation of PD demonstrated deviations from individual physiological needs requiring nutritional correction followed up by assessment of its efficiency in order to improve the quality of Life of patients with PD.