Nutritional status and eating habits of patients with hereditary ataxias: a case-control study.

Camila Gonçalves Monteiro CarvalhoPaulo Ribeiro NóbregaStephanie Suzanne de Oliveira ScottDeborah Moreira RangelDanyela Martins Bezerra SoaresCarla Soraya Costa MaiaPedro Braga Neto

Published in: Nutritional neuroscience (2022)

Hereditary ataxia patients have lower BMI compared to healthy controls. There was no difference in this cohort between dominant or non-dominant ataxia regarding BMI. Weight loss may be a common finding among hereditary ataxias and may affect the quality of life in these patients.

Keyphrases

weight loss
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
body mass index
prognostic factors
physical activity
early onset
type diabetes
weight gain
gastric bypass