Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis With Low-Fat Diet: Result of Seven Years' Experience

Article1 November 1956TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITH LOW-FAT DIET: RESULT OF SEVEN YEARS' EXPERIENCEROY L. SWANK, M.D.ROY L. SWANK, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-45-5-812 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptExperimental therapy of chronic diseases demands patience and persistence if a definite conclusion is to be reached. The period of therapy must bear some relationship to the normally expected duration of the disease. Multiple sclerosis is thought to have an average duration of 20 to 25 years. The same person or persons should evaluate the patients periodically from the beginning to the end of the study. 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Analysis of Nine and a Half Years' Experience 1 November 1956Volume 45, Issue 5Page: 812-824KeywordsChocolateDietFatsFoodIngestionMeatMilkMultiple sclerosisOilsProteins ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...