@article {140,
	title = {The association between Mediterranean diet adherence and Parkinson{\textquoteright}s disease.},
	journal = {Mov Disord},
	volume = {27},
	year = {2012},
	month = {2012 May},
	pages = {771-4},
	abstract = {BACKGROUND: Recent studies have demonstrated an association between a Mediterranean-type diet and Alzheimer{\textquoteright}s risk. We assessed the association between Mediterranean-type diet adherence and Parkinson{\textquoteright}s disease (PD) status.

METHODS: Two hundred and fifty-seven PD participants and 198 controls completed the Willett semiquantitative questionnaire that quantifies diet during the past year. Scores were calculated using a 9-point scale; higher scores indicated greater adherence to the Mediterranean-type diet. Logistic regression models were used to assess the association between PD status and Mediterranean-type diet, adjusting for caloric intake, age, sex, education, and ethnicity. Adjusted linear regression models were used to examine the association between Mediterranean-type diet adherence and PD age at onset.

RESULTS: Higher Mediterranean-type diet adherence was associated with reduced odds for PD after adjustment for all covariates (OR, 0.86; 95\% CI, 0.77-0.97; P = .010). Lower Mediterranean-type diet score was associated with earlier PD age at onset (β = 1.09; P = .006).

CONCLUSIONS: PD patients adhere less than controls to a Mediterranean-type diet. Dietary behavior may be associated with age at onset.},
	keywords = {Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Body Mass Index, Case-Control Studies, Diet, Mediterranean, Energy Intake, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease, Patient Compliance, Questionnaires, Risk, Risk Factors},
	issn = {1531-8257},
	doi = {10.1002/mds.24918},
	author = {Alcalay, Roy N and Gu, Yian and Mejia-Santana, Helen and Cote, Lucien and Marder, Karen S and Scarmeas, Nikolaos}
}
