Foods with Potential Prooxidant and Antioxidant Effects Involved in Parkinson's Disease.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the potential adverse effects of excessive chocolate intake in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.
Results Summary
The abstract suggests that excessive chocolate intake could have adverse effects in PD patients, but the findings do not provide clear benefits for therapeutic intervention through regular nutrient consumption.
Population
Parkinson's disease patients
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
Not specified
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
processed food | increase | oxidative stress | - | - | prooxidant effect | #1 |
processed meat | decrease | health | - | - | can affect health | #2 |
different types of carbohydrates | increase | Parkinson's disease | - | - | is a risk factor | #3 |
some foods in the regular diet | decrease | oxidation stress-induced PD | - | - | antioxidant effects | #4 |
melatonin | increase | neuroprotective effect | - | - | neutralizing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inducing antioxidant enzyme's expression and activity | #5 |
N-acetylcysteine | increase | brain glutathione levels | - | - | protects against the development of PD | #6 |
balanced administration of vitamin B3, ascorbic acid, vitamin D and the intake of caffeine every day | increase | brain health | PD | - | seem beneficial | #7 |
excessive chocolate intake | decrease | health | PD patients | - | could have adverse effects | #8 |
Oxidative stress plays a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD). Oxidative stress appears to be responsible for the gradual dysfunction that manifests via numerous cellular pathways throughout PD progression. This review will describe the prooxidant effect of excessive consumption of processed food. Processed meat can affect health due to its high sodium content, advanced lipid oxidation end-products, cholesterol, and free fatty acids. During cooking, lipids can react with proteins to form advanced end-products of lipid oxidation. Excessive consumption of different types of carbohydrates is a risk factor for PD. The antioxidant effects of some foods in the regular diet provide an inconclusive interpretation of the environment's mechanisms with the modulation of oxidation stress-induced PD. Some antioxidant molecules are known whose primary mechanism is the neuroprotective effect. The melatonin mechanism consists of neutralizing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and inducing antioxidant enzyme's expression and activity. N-acetylcysteine protects against the development of PD by restoring levels of brain glutathione. The balanced administration of vitamin B3, ascorbic acid, vitamin D and the intake of caffeine every day seem beneficial for brain health in PD. Excessive chocolate intake could have adverse effects in PD patients. The findings reported to date do not provide clear benefits for a possible efficient therapeutic intervention by consuming the nutrients that are consumed regularly.