8 Feb 2025

Diet and Parkinson's disease

From Saturday Morning, 7:32 am on 8 February 2025
An elderly woman prepares food in her kitchen.

An elderly woman prepares food in her kitchen. Photo: UnSplash/ Cade Martin

What role can diet play in improving the lives of people with Parkinson's disease?

More than 12,000 New Zealanders suffer from the condition, and numbers are expected to increase significantly over the coming years.

Dr Fiona Lithander is the Associate Director and an Associate Professor in nutrition at the Liggins Institute at the University of Auckland.