title: Intestinal absorption of dietary fat in patients with multiple sclerosis.
abstract: Fat absorption was studied in 24 patients with clinically definite multiple sclerosis and in 36 healthy control subjects. Beta-carotene and vitamin A in their plasma were also measured. This double-blind and randomized study showed no differences between these two populations with regard to the three parameters. We did not find evidence for fat malabsorption in multiple sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, Irvine 92717.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Enomoto
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Leopold
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kladde
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Hollander
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000097:blood; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood; D019207:beta Carotene
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D019207:beta Carotene; D014801:Vitamin A; D002338:Carotenoids