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Kathleen Cochran wrote: > Hello Kathrynne, > Having read your fava page, I have a question regarding MAO inhibitors: Are > there differences between MAO-A and MAO-B inhibitors, insofar as food > interactions are concerned? Hi Kathleen, Yes, persons using MAO-A inhibitors in amounts greater than 10 mg per day should avoid foods high in pressor agents (tyramine, dopamine, phenylethylamine). These include aged cheeses and meats, salami, soy sauce, soy beans and fermented soy beans, fava beans, sauerkraut, tap beer (use bottled beer and wines with caution). Selegeline is an MAO-B inhibitor, and is often used in combination with levodopa. Neurologists usually prescribe 5-10 mg selegeline per day for people with PD. A pharmacist colleague tells me that this is not thought to pose a problem. Best regards, Kathrynne -- Kathrynne Holden, MS, RD "Ask the Parkinson Dietitian" http://www.parkinson.org/ Author: "Eat well, stay well with Parkinson's disease" "Guidelines for Medical Nutrition Therapy for Parkinson's disease" http://www.nutritionucanlivewith.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn