Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Treatment Burlington VT

ALS acts relatively quickly, progressively killing neurons controlling voluntary muscle movement. While no cure or effective treatment currently exists for the invariably fatal disease, a new scientific study signals that diets high in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs, aka omega-3 and -6 fatty acids) and vitamin E may play a role in the prevention of ALS.

Naomi Kay Fukagawa, MD
Department Med-Geront Unit Given B,
Burlington, VT
Kate E Anderson
802-847-2703
111 Colchester Ave
Burlington, VT
Burlington Primary Care
802-864-0693
789 Pine St,# 2
Burlington, VT
Charlotte M Geer
802-847-0683
111 Colchester Ave
Burlington, VT
Elena M. Ramirez
802-651-8999 
595 Dorset Street, Suite 2, South Burlington, VT
South Burlington, VT
Craig Lawrence Kien, MD
802-656-2296
E203 Given Medical Bldg 89 Beaumont Ave,
Burlington, VT
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802-863-5416
41 Idx Dr,# 221
South Burlington, VT
Bonnie J Beynnon
802-847-3640
111 Colchester Ave
Burlington, VT
Ellen G Evans
802-847-1400
111 Colchester Ave,# B113
Burlington, VT
Desiree De Waal
802-847-3203
1 S Prospect St
Burlington, VT
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A-Plus for Good Fats & Vitamin E

By Kris Kucera

When New York Yankee’s captain, Lou Gehrig, handed his team’s lineup card to the umpires on May 2, 1939, his name, which had appeared on 2,130 consecutive game-day rosters, was conspicuously absent. Diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) shortly thereafter, Gehrig succumbed to the disease two years later.

ALS acts relatively quickly, progressively killing neurons controlling voluntary muscle movement. While no cure or effective treatment currently exists for the invariably fatal disease, a new scientific study signals that diets high in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs, aka omega-3 and -6 fatty acids) and vitamin E may play a role in the prevention of ALS. Using a 104-question survey, researchers from the University Medical Center Utrecht and Wageningen University, Netherlands, examined the diets of 132 ALS patients, versus those of 220 control subjects. The ALS patients had significantly less PUFAs and vitamin E in their diets than the controls, possibly making them more susceptible to ALS. The findings indicate that PUFAs and vitamin E work in concert to protect neurons, making the people who regularly consume them 50 to 60 percent less vulnerable to ALS than those who don’t.

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