Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy: CFS: Suggestions for a nutritional treatment in the therapeutic approach - Geir Bjørklund et al - 2018

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS): Suggestions for a nutritional treatment in the therapeutic approach

Abstract
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is known as a multi-systemic and complex illness, which induces fatigue and long-term disability in educational, occupational, social, or personal activities. The diagnosis of this disease is difficult, due to lacking a proper and suited diagnostic laboratory test, besides to its multifaceted symptoms. Numerous factors, including environmental and immunological issues, and a large spectrum of CFS symptoms, have recently been reported. In this review, we focus on the nutritional intervention in CFS, discussing the many immunological, environmental, and nutritional aspects currently investigated about this disease. Changes in immunoglobulin levels, cytokine profiles and B- and T- cell phenotype and declined cytotoxicity of natural killer cells, are commonly reported features of immune dysregulation in CFS. Also, some nutrient deficiencies (vitamin C, vitamin B complex, sodium, magnesium, zinc, folic acid, l-carnitine, l-tryptophan, essential fatty acids, and coenzyme Q10) appear to be important in the severity and exacerbation of CFS symptoms. This review highlights a far-driven analysis of mineral and vitamin deficiencies among CFS patients.

 

I’ve not heard of a large undiagnosed Parkinson’s subgroup in ME. Is this nonsense? The reference is in Russian (which doesn’t mean it’s nonsense, but it does mean I can’t read the original).

 

Supradyn is mentioned specifically as well as other general things. I wonder why?

It’s from this study

https://www.medscimonit.com/download/getFreePdf/l/EN

Did those researchers gain anything from trialling a specific multivitamin?

 

Yes.

 

The main author is norwegian, but I've never heard of him or this CONEM council before. Please take a look at this "Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (CONEM)" - it's not a public entity. It's founded by the main author, who also is the president:

http://www.conem.org/people/bjorklundbio/

He also have:

Björklund Nutrition is an online, global news service. It features news and resources focused on nutrition, environmental medicine, and health. The service is founded and managed by Geir Bjørklund

http://www.bjorklundnutrition.net/

It's says in the bio that he's an independent researcher, but don't seem to have done any actual research? Or have any medical background, that I can see? All it mentions is beeing an editor and a dental journal he founded?

Maybe I'm missing someting...? But a look at his publication list, is seems to be all review articles? (that I suspect are more like opinion pieces....?)

 

Enough red flags for a bull stampede.

 

I did some more digging.

The contact adress for "CONEM" seems to be the same as Geir Bjørklund's private home. At the same adress he has another company registered - Bjørklund Pharma AS.

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http://www.bjorklundpharma.com/


Edit: Corrected last name, had written "Bjørkmo" one place - correct is Bjørklund.

 

Can an inferior version of Marmite really be considered a unique contribution? ;-)

 

The number of hours of sunshine per day is critical. Would Marmite lovers switch to vegemite if they move south of the equator? Anyone willing to sponsor a trial??

 

I've spent hundreds & hundreds of £s on vitamins & supplements and not seen any benefit in ME symptoms what so ever.