Is Dairy a Risk Factor for Parkinson's?

Dairy intake may increase risk of Parkinson's disease in men, according to investigators. Men of European ancestry with a genetic marker predicting dairy consumption had significantly greater risk of Parkinson's disease than individuals without the marker, suggesting a causal relationship between dairy intake and Parkinson's disease, lead author Cloe Domenighetti, MSc, a PhD student at UVSQ, Universite Paris Sud, and colleagues reported.