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    Area of Science:

    • Neurology
    • Nutritional Science
    • Gerontology

    Background:

    • Parkinson's disease (PD) is often linked to weight loss, but recent data challenge this notion.
    • Limited research exists on longitudinal nutritional status changes in PD patients.
    • Understanding these changes is vital for managing PD progression.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate changes in nutritional status over one year in Parkinson's disease patients.
    • To correlate these nutritional changes with motor and non-motor PD features.
    • To assess the impact of dopaminergic drug therapy on nutritional status.

    Main Methods:

    • Assessed 65 PD patients at baseline and after one year.
    • Measured motor/non-motor PD features, nutritional status (malnutrition risk), and anthropometrics (BMI, handgrip strength, skin-fold, arm circumference).
    • Utilized multiple linear regression to identify associations.

    Main Results:

    • Increased disability, motor symptoms, dysautonomia, and dopaminergic therapy.
    • Stable malnutrition risk (approx. 90%), increased triceps skin-fold, decreased mid-upper arm muscle circumference, and increased low handgrip strength.
    • Pupillomotor function and sleep influenced weight/BMI; anxiety correlated with decreased weight, BMI, and triceps skin-fold.

    Conclusions:

    • Parkinson's disease progression involves a shift in body composition from muscle to fat.
    • Malnutrition screening is essential for identifying individuals at risk of muscle loss and increased morbidity.
    • Further research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms behind these observed body composition changes.