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MS obesity findings too simplistic, MS charity argues
12 Nov 2009
Study findings suggesting that obese teenage women are more likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) are "too simplistic".
This is according to the UK-based MS Research and Relief Fund, which stressed that the causes of MS are down to a number of factors.
Dave Farham, service user manager at the charity, issued caution about the study.
"A 40-year long study claims that adolescents who were obese had or have a far greater chance of developing MS in later years in comparison with slimmer females," he explained.
"Another study claims that women taking vitamin D when pregnant will greatly reduce the chance of the child developing MS."
Mr Farham went on to call for a great focus on helping MS patients to cope with their condition, arguing that a "great deal" is left to charities such as his, the MS Society and the MS Trust.
The average age for the diagnosis of MS is 37 years of age, although the average age of clinical onset is between 30 and 33-years-old.
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