Huntington's Disease - Diet and Nutrition
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Does maintaing a balanced diet help with the management of HD symptoms?

Do you find that maintaing a balanced diet helps in the management of HD symptoms? Or do you find that diet doesn't really have an impact? Share your ideas, thoughts and experiences on this issue and learn from your WeAreHD.org buddies!

19 months ago
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  • hunt01

    Most HD patients need between 5000 and 7000 kilocalories a day. Scientific research showed that the need of calories depend of the number CAG repeats. In other words the more repeats the more calories are needed.

    A balanced diet does not slow down the "speed" of the disease, but the better body weight the more quality of life.

    Gerrit Dommerholt

    International Huntington association 

    19 months ago

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