New Study Links Obesity to Faster Nerve Loss in People With MS
April 24, 2020
April 24, 2020
NEW YORK, April 24 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news:
Johns Hopkins University researchers funded in part by the National MS Society report that people with MS who were obese experienced accelerated loss of optic nerve tissue compared to people of normal weight. The study followed 513 people with MS for about four years. The authors suggest that, if confirmed, the findings show a link between a wellness factor - body weight -- and MS progression, a . . .
Johns Hopkins University researchers funded in part by the National MS Society report that people with MS who were obese experienced accelerated loss of optic nerve tissue compared to people of normal weight. The study followed 513 people with MS for about four years. The authors suggest that, if confirmed, the findings show a link between a wellness factor - body weight -- and MS progression, a . . .