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. 2020 May 5;9(5):380. doi: 10.3390/antiox9050380

Table 1.

Summary of specific and nonspecific effects of aerobic exercise and balanced diet on Parkinson’s disease (PD).

Neuroprotective Agents Specific Effects Nonspecific Effects
AE Psychomotor learning abilities
Protection of dopaminergic neurons
Ameliorating executive functions/attentional control
Balanced diet Antioxidant
Anti-inflammatory
Neuromodulation
Neuroprotection
Global enhancement of cognitive domains efficiency

Note: PD: Parkinson’s disease; AE: Aerobic exercise.