Impacto del abordaje nutricional en pacientes con enfermedad neurodegenerativa de parkinson. Revisión de la literatura

Abstract

The term "malnutrition" encompasses two situations of nutritional imbalance; on the one hand, obesity generated by excess, and on the other hand malnutrition, generated by deficiency, the latter is recognized as the world's leading cause of immunodeficiency. On the other hand, the risk factors that have been mainly associated with malnutrition in Parkinson's are: weight loss, time of treatment with levodopa, anxiety, the presence of symptoms related to dysautonomia (dysphagia, constipation, sialorrhea), severity of the disease, etc. Objective: To describe the influence of the nutritional approach in patients with Parkinson's neurodegenerative disease. Methodology: It is a retrospective descriptive bibliographic review study, the study will be carried out through a meticulous search and analysis of original scientific articles in languages such as Spanish and English indexed in medical information databases such as: Pubmed, Web of Science, Bvs, Scholar, Medline, Scielo, etc. Results: Through a database screening of 37 scientific articles, taking into account inclusion and exclusion criteria, 9 investigations with a high level ofxiii evidence were introduced to this study as part of the discussion of the nutritional approach in Parkinson. Conclusions: Research mentions the use of guided diets depending on the nutritional status of the person with PD and the progress of their disease. The evidence supports the Mediterranean diet as a feasible option for nutritional support in Parkinson's. In addition, they recommend a diet that can be modified in consistency of liquids and solids