1. Intake of antioxidant vitamins and risk of Parkinson's disease.
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Hughes, Katherine C., Gao, Xiang, Kim, Iris Y., Rimm, Eric B., Wang, Molin, Weisskopf, Marc G., Schwarzschild, Michael A., and Ascherio, Alberto
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PARKINSON'S disease , *ANTIOXIDANTS , *CAROTENOIDS , *LONGITUDINAL method , *MEDICAL personnel , *NURSES , *RESEARCH funding , *VITAMIN C , *VITAMIN E , *PREVENTION - Abstract
Introduction: Oxidative stress is proposed to be one of the potential mechanisms leading to neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease. However, previous epidemiologic studies investigating associations between antioxidant vitamins, such as vitamins E and C and carotenoids, and PD risk have produced inconsistent results.Objective: The objective of this work was to prospectively examine associations between intakes of antioxidant vitamins, including vitamins E and C and carotenoids, and PD risk.Methods: Cases were identified in two large cohorts: the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Cohort members completed semiquantitative food frequency questionnaires every 4 years.Results: A total of 1036 PD cases were identified. Dietary intakes of vitamin E and carotenoids were not associated with PD risk; the multivariable-adjusted relative risk comparing extreme intake quintiles were 0.93 (95% confidence interval: 0.75-1.14) and 0.97 (95% confidence interval: 0.69-1.37), respectively. Dietary vitamin C intake was significantly associated with reduced PD risk (relative risk: 0.81; 95% confidence interval: 0.65-1.01; ptrend , 0.01); however, this result was not significant in a 4-year lag analysis. For vitamins E and C, intake from foods and supplements combined were also unrelated to PD risk.Conclusions: Our results do not support the hypothesis that intake of antioxidant vitamins reduces the risk of PD. © 2016 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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