What Diet Is Best for Multiple Sclerosis?

Foods to eat

  • fruits and vegetables: all fresh fruits and vegetables.
  • grains: all grains, such as oats, rice, and quinoa.
  • nuts and seeds: all nuts and seeds.
  • fish: all fish, especially fresh fish and fatty oily fish, such as salmon and mackerel, as they're high in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D.

What is the best diet for MS patients?

The Overcoming MS diet

The OMS diet recommendations are similar to the Swank diet. It advises cutting out dairy and meat, and eating less fat – particularly saturated fat. It also recommends flaxseed oil as an omega 3 supplement and vitamin D supplements if you don't get out in the sun much.

Can certain foods trigger MS symptoms?

A 2019 study by researchers in Australia found at least 32 websites offering dietary advice for people with MS. In addition to recommending specific foods, these meal plans cautioned against a number of supposed MS triggers, including dairy foods, gluten, saturated fat, and refined sugar.
Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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