Can Fatty Acids in Foods Fight Multiple Sclerosis?

New study links low levels of oleic acids to loss of sensors crucial to proper immune response

Cheese, nuts, sunflower seeds, eggs, pasta, milk, olives, and avocados are some of the foods high in oleic acids. skeeze/CC0

Dietary change might help treat some people with multiple sclerosis, new research suggests.

According to a new study, the lack of a specific fatty acid in fat tissue can trigger the abnormal immune system response that causes multiple sclerosis (MS) by attacking and damaging the central nervous system.