Date of Award
5-2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Departmental Honors
Department
Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences
Abstract
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, incurable, autoimmune disease that affects as many as two million persons in the United States. Current nutritional guidelines are very basic and revolve around specifics of the treatment of symptoms as seen with drug-nutrient interactions. Although current opinion does not directly see the onset of this disease linked to dietary factors, recent research may indicate that there is a link to a possible deficiency of pantothenic acid. This is not a widely accepted theory, but has some very unique observations which shed a new and interesting light on possible interventions through nutrition.
Recommended Citation
Rose, Jessianna, "Nutritional Perspective of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus" (2006). Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects. 766.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/honors/766
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Faculty Mentor
Nedra K. Christensen
Departmental Honors Advisor
Noreen Schvaneveldt