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eFeature - Diet and MS

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Do Diets Help MS?

This is an answer to an FAQ from the MS Society website. It explains how a well-balanced diet can help people with MS stay healthy. It offers advice on special diets, alcohol and fatty acids.

Diet Tips

A few hints and tips on how to maintain a balanced diet. The best tip has got to be ‘A good general rule of thumb can be that if we eat well 80% of the time, the other 20% won’t matter so much.’

Diet Information

This information sheet from the Irish MS Society website offers not only information on a balanced diet but also how to follow it. It offers ways to complement your diet, sample menu plans and ways to combat fatigue.

MS Research in Nutritional Science

A booklet from the MS Society that examines the evidence for the role of diet in MS. This page gives details on the booklet and allows you to order it.

MS and Nutrition

This site gives information on the relationship between MS and nutrition. There are various articles on different aspects of nutrition including the Best Bet Diet, scientific articles and recommended recipes.

Diet Notebooks for Multiple Sclerosis

This short article offers details on the new ‘Diet Notebooks for MS’.  It explains why the author wrote the two leaflets, what they are about and how to obtain them.

MS and Candida

An article from the Multiple Sclerosis Resource Centre, that looks at the connection between MS and Candida. Candida is a fungal overgrowth that occurs in the gut, it can make you feel tired and lethargic, with a craving for sweet things.

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