Sunday, April 6, 2025

Dietary and Lifestyle Interventions for the Management of Hereditary Ataxias

Wenyao Yang, Bruce Thompson, Faith Kwa; Front. Nutr. Sec. Nutrition and Metabolism Volume 12 - 2025, doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1548821

Currently, available options for HA primarily focus on symptomatic management, highlighting a critical need for complementary therapeutic strategies, such as dietary and lifestyle interventions. This review explains recent findings on dietary and nutraceutical interventions, as well as lifestyle modifications such as exercise and rehabilitation programs for HA. It outlines common types of HA, including Friedreich ataxia, spinocerebellar ataxias, ataxia with vitamin E deficiency, ataxia-telangiectasia, and studies on a mixed cohort of patients with HA.