ArticlemedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2025
Dietary Factors Affect Brain Iron Accumulation and Parkinson's Disease Risk.
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Abstract
Importance: Iron dysregulation in the brain has been associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's Disease (PD). Iron is exclusively absorbed from food; therefore, dietary patterns may impact risk. Objective: To understand how modifiable dietary factors are associated with brain iron accumulation and PD risk. Design: This retrospective cohort study included participants from the UK Biobank, a population-based sample. Genotypes, MRI scans, demographics, diagnoses, and diet and lifestyle measures were collected from January 2006 to May 2021. Data analysis was conducted from September 2023 to June 2024. Setting: population-based. Participants: Disorders analyzed included Parkinson's and Parkinsonian Disorders (PD) (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision [ICD-10], codes F02.3, G20-G21), and Vascular Dementia for secondary analysis (ICD-10 codes F01). Exposures: Dietary and lifestyle preferences based on survey data. Main Outcomes: Brain iron accumulation score (derived from T2w-MRI, an iron-sensitive imaging technique) and PD diagnosis from electronic health records. Results: This study included 228,653 UK Biobank participants (30,675 with neuroimaging; 123,303 female; ages 40-83 years, largely of northern European ancestry). Factor analysis of dietary preferences revealed 20 factors that cumulatively explained 49.77% of variance across individual preferences, with prominent factors loading on alcohol (1.88% variance explained) and high-sugar (8.20% variance explained) questions. We found strong positive associations between measures of brain iron accumulation and the alcohol factor (t=4.02, p Conclusions and Relevance: Contrary to some prior studies' findings of higher central iron levels linked with PD risk, we find lower central iron levels to be associated with greater PD risk. Dietary components, especially those related to alcohol and carbohydrates, are related to detectable differences in brain iron accumulation in motor regions of the brain and differences in risk of PD, suggesting the potential for lifestyle interventions to influence PD risk.
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