My grandfather had Parkinson's, despite living a very simple and plain life with an excellent (and calculated) diet.
His parents were farmers, though, so there's no telling at this point what kinds of things (if any) he was around as he grew up.
>Conclusions: Although overall vagotomy was not associated the risk of PD, we found suggestive evidence for a potential protective effect of truncal, but not selective, vagotomy against PD development.
bikenaga•4mo ago