Global prevalence of MS : Western vs Non-western diet

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Jan43
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Global prevalence of MS : Western vs Non-western diet

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Have been searching the internet to see if somewhere is collated the incidence of MS in various countries in the world, (ie ? / 100,000) particularly say Mongolia, North Korea or similar, anyone not eating Western food. I know diet is a critical factor but would be fascinated if there are statistics out there somewhere. Any thoughts? :?
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not great, but a start...
DIET AND THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lance ... S0140-6736(74%2992163-1/abstract
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There is the Atlas of MS: http://www.atlasofms.org/index.aspx
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Thank you both for responses.
Jimmylegs - sadly that site was not available :-(
All very thought provoking !
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looks like it's a prob with the URL- i'll fix it after i charge this battery
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see the last page of this thread, this explains the gut relation:

http://www.thisisms.com/forum/general-d ... 8-285.html
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