Hi Barb,
Talk about serendipity!
I asked as follows:
>Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 20:42:00 EST
>I have seen some notes of a recent lecture given by a local "nutritionist"
>(?dietician). She is reported as saying that some people on a low protein
>diet have have experienced enhanced benefits from their levadopa.
>According to her, this is not always the case, however, and if after a week
>of dieting you do not notice any change, you can discontinue it.
>
>I would be interested in any personal comments, or references to further
>information on this topic.
>
After my query, the same digest continued with ...."Hi. I found this while
'gophering'. Barb
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Sun, 30 Oct 1994 23:56:20 -0500
>From: Barbara Patterson <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: New Drug Treatments for Parkinson's Disease
>
>
>New Drug Treatments on Parkinson's Disease
>APDA Newsletter, Winter 1993-1994
>Copyright 1993, Reproduced with Permission
..........Much Omitted (without permission).........
> Low Protein Diet:
> A balanced 7:1 carbohydrate/protein ratio food
> supplement (Hearty Balance) allows levodopa to act longer. Ninety
> seven PD patients with fluctuations were evaluated at 4 separate
> centers. The high carbohydrate and 7:1 carbohydrate protein
> beverage resulted in significant improvement, in all symptoms measured,
> over a high protein beverage. The availability of this palatable, easy
> to use, balanced carbohydrate/low protein diet provides a dietary means
> of controling response fluctuations...."
It WAS just coincidence wasn't it ?
Cheers
Mark.
