date:Jul 13, 2018
mated to be high in Saudi Arabia, but the risk factors associated with the disease there remain unclear.
Researchers conducted a case-control study involving 307 MS patients and 307 matched healthy adults in three Saudi Arabian cities (Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam).
Results showed that, in Saudi Arabia, eating fast-food five times or more each week and having had the measles were two factors independently associated with an increased risk of MS.
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