Study: Palm oil increases the risk of multiple sclerosis

A recent study, published in the journal “Glia”, revealed important links between food options with palm oil and the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. The researchers said that certain enzymes, in nerve cells, control the toxic effects of the diet rich in palm oil on neurons in the central nervous system, leading to an increase in the severity of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Multiple multiple sclerosis is a self -immune disease, causing the metal covering that protects nerves throughout the body, and despite the development of treatments to control the immune response, the understanding of mechanisms that leads to accurate decline of neurons is still limited. In the new study, the researchers tried to understand how palm oil can lead to the health of nerve cells and the aggravation of symptoms. The research team performed experiments using the self -immune encephalitis model, which is an experimental model for studying infections and myelin damage. The risk of palm oil The results of the study revealed that the diet rich in palm oil exacerbates the development of the disease and increases nerve damage. The study said that palm oil within neurons converted into a toxic compound known as ‘Ceramide’, by enzymes called Cers5 and Cers6, and that seramide with mitochondria functions is harmed, which deprives neurons of the energy you need to resist inflammation. The study also says that neurons, which contain these enzymes, are especially affected by the saturated fats in palm oil, and these enzymes are involved in the production of a specific type of fat that accumulates in neurons, due to a diet rich in palm oil. The role of the enzymes is to convert fatty acids – such as polyetic acid found in palm oil – to seramide causing toxicity for nerve cells; This harms mitochondria functions, which are energy production centers. And when mitochondria is damaged, the ability of nerve cells decreases to produce the energy needed to protect themselves from infections, prevent the development of the disease, and the accumulation of seramide aggravates inflammation and increases nerve damage. The study found that the removal of these enzymes prevents the production of this toxic compound, thereby reducing the exacerbation of the disease, and that neurons protect against damage associated with the diet rich in fat. Nervous protection provides a partial exposition of how to protect neurons from harmful compounds due to palm oil, and the researchers hope that this information provides patients with the ability to make enlightened food decisions, which can positively affect the course of the disease, and contribute to the identification of strategies to deal with the effects of enzymes within neurons. The results of the study also indicate the importance of dietary options for patients with multiple sclerosis, as the daily life decisions, such as the quality of food, can lead to significant effects on the disease. These results come to improve the importance of targeting patients to follow a specific diet, which can help relieve symptoms, and the study also provides important information for doctors on nutritional effects, and reveals the possibility of using certain particles to meet the negative effects associated with the diet.