Is Something in Tobacco Protective Against Parkinson’s Disease?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2016-04-13

The tobacco industry points to dozens of studies purporting to show tobacco use is associated with a lower incidence of Parkinson’s disease.

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Isn’t that wild? What if we just eat vegetables in the same family as tobacco; such as bell peppers, eggplant, and tomatoes? Stay tuned for Peppers and Parkinson’s: The Benefits of Smoking Without the Risks? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/peppers-and-parkinsons-the-benefits-of-smoking-without-the-risks)

Previous Parkinson’s videos include: Preventing Parkinson’s Disease With Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-parkinsons-disease-with-diet/) and Treating Parkinson’s Disease With Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-parkinsons-disease-with-diet/).

There are other movement disorders for which diet may play a role. See, for example:
• Essential Tremor and Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/essential-tremor-and-diet/)
• ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease): Fishing for Answers (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/als-lou-gehrigs-disease-fishing-for-answers/)
• Diet and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/diet-and-amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-als/)

Surprised about the potential benefits of coffee. See my last three videos on the topic:
• Preventing Liver Cancer with Coffee? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-liver-cancer-with-coffee/)
• Coffee and Artery Function (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Coffee-and-Artery-Function)
• Coffee and Mortality (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/coffee-and-mortality)

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