Intermittent Fasting in Multiple Sclerosis

Exclusion Criteria

• •History of any chronic disease process (excluding MS) that could interfere with interpretation of results.
• •Diagnosis in the past of an eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating).
• •Relapsing at the time of enrollment.
• •On corticosteroid treatment (oral or intravenous) in the past month. Nasal corticosteroid treatments are allowed.
• •Diagnosis of diabetes or at time of OGTT (fasting glucose \>126 mg/dl or \> 200 mg/dl at 2 hours with a load of 75 g of glucose
• •History of food allergies or food intolerance that would interfere with the study.
• •History of antibiotic treatment within the past 3 months prior to enrollment
• •Use of anticoagulant drugs (like Warfarin or Coumadin) that need to monitor their intake of vegetables containing high levels of vitamin K.
• •Currently on a special diet and not willing to stop at least one month prior to enrollment
• •Currently taking omega 3/fish oil supplements and not willing to stop administration one month prior to enrollment
• •Currently pregnant or plan to become pregnant within 6 months
• •Current tobacco or e-cigarette smoker