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From: james jones <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, August 13, 1998 4:35 PM
Subject: Controlled Protein Diet
I've seen nothing in this forum about a controlled protein diet. It was =
originally thought that protein should be consumed before bedtime only =
but that was changed to maintenance of a 7/1 carbo/protein ratio for all =
meals. The theory is that there is an amino acid contained in protein =
that interferes with levadopa transmission across the blood brain =
barrier. My spouse, a PWP, tried it for several months before she =
became very ill with other complications. It seemed to make the Sinemet =
effect more predictable. There were still on-off periods but they were =
more predictable.
The diet is not hard to administer. There is a company called Balance =
Nutrition PO box 9327, Providence RI 02940 that distributes several =
products of the proper ratio. (I have no affiliation with that =
company.) Plain ole Dairy Queen soft ice cream is, coincidentally, a =
7/1 ratio product also. You will find that most normal diets are about =
25% higher in protein than this ratio so you just need to read the =
labels and, maybe add some veggies to what you normally eat. For more =
info including technical articles see www.balancenutrition.com. I am =
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controlled protein diet. It was originally thought that protein =
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coincidentally, a 7/1 ratio product also. You will find that most =
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