Personally and professionally Dr Yasmine Probst is interested whether diet can reduce the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS).
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On Wednesday the University of Wollongong dietitian, who was diagnosed with MS in 2004, was awarded an Incubator Grant from MS Research Australia to further her research.
Dr Probst plans to use the one-year, $24,969 grant to develop a methodological translation framework for assessing dietary intakes in clinical studies of persons with multiple sclerosis.
“My research to improve outcomes for people living with MS involves a methodological process for updating the dietary approaches in cohort studies, as many weren’t designed with diet in mind,” she said.
Dr Probst is researching whether a balanced diet can reduce the symptoms of MS, and whether an increased intake of antioxidant-rich fruit and vegetable offers any benefits to people living with MS.
The senior lecturer in nutrition and dietetics in UOW’s School of Medicine and Research Fellow with the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, ultimate aim is to develop dietary guidance for people living with MS.
MS Research Australia CEO Dr Matthew Miles congratulated Dr Probst on her Incubator Grant.
“We are very pleased to be supporting this important research. Dr Yasmine Probst aims to improve our understanding of the impact of dietary factors on MS, which will hopefully help in the development of measureable dietary guidance to support the management of MS,” Dr Miles said.