EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A Michigan State University researcher has found that diet and food insecurity may contribute to the development of peripheral neuropathy, a painful nerve condition that can lead to limb loss.

Evan Reynolds, an MSU assistant professor, studied how diet impacts peripheral neuropathy, a type of nerve damage that primarily affects the hands and feet.

His research suggests food insecurity plays a significant role in the disease’s development.

Hispanic Americans are 48% more likely to develop the condition after experiencing food insecurity, according to Reynolds’ findings.

Reynolds said diet directly connects to the main drivers of neuropathy, including diabetes, obesity and other metabolic conditions.

“So the main drivers of having neuropathy are having diab

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