§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if his Department has any information on diagnostic tests for multiple sclerosis which involve applied kinesiology and which can identify foods or other factors to which sufferers are allergic.
§ Mrs. Currie[holding answer 1 December 1988]: Kinesiology is an alternative medical technique. There is no evidence of the value of applied kinesiology as a diagnostic test for multiple sclerosis. There are already effective diagnostic tests for this disease. There is no convincing evidence that diet has any role in precipitating or affecting the course of mutiple sclerosis. It is advisable for people with mutiple sclerosis to pay the same attention to diet and allergic reaction as other people.