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Foods with Potential Prooxidant and Antioxidant Effects Involved in Parkinson's Disease.

Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity
January 1, 2020
Alejandra Guillermina Miranda-Díaz et al. (3 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

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

Extracted Claims (8)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
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
Abstract

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.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AntioxidantsDietFood MicrobiologyHumansParkinson DiseaseReactive Oxygen Species
Study Links
Quality Scores
Safety40
Efficacy30/10
Quality50/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations27
Citations/Year5.4
Relative Citation Ratio1.94
NIH Percentile73.6%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.50
Weight Score1.91
Normalized Score0.38
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