date:Jul 13, 2018
Getting plenty of sun, eating fresh fruits regularly and drinking coffee daily are associated with a lower risk for multiple sclerosis (MS) among adults in Saudi Arabia, researchers have reported. Eating a lot of fast-food actually raises that same risk.
Their study, Environmental exposures and the risk of multiple sclerosis in Saudi Arabia was recently published in the journal BMC Neurology. Previous studies show mixed results concerning the prevalence of MS across the Gulf region. It is esti