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A Guide to Diet & Porphyria

Where Do I Go For More Information?
The Canadian Association for Porphyria can assist you in finding answers to your questions about porphyria. But, before making any specific changes to your diet or lifestyle, consult your physician. For specific diet counseling, your physician can refer you to a registered dietitian.

REFERENCES:
Canada's Food Guide, Health Canada Publication, 1998
Good Health Eating Guide Resource, Canadian Diabetes Assn.
Canadian Porphyria Foundation
American Porphyria Foundation
Yeung Albert. The acute hepatic porphyrias. Annanls RCPSC 1991, Vol.24, No.2: 107-12.
Blackburn George L., Jensen Gordon L. Nutrition management of acute intermittent porphyria.
Nutrition 1994; Vol. 10, No.6:551-6.
Bloomer JR. Liver metabolism of porphyrins and heme. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1998, 13(3): 324-9.
Grandchamp B. Acute intermittent porphyria. Semin Liver Dis 1998, 18(1): 17-24.
Badock Neil R. et al. Childhood porphyries: implications and treatments. Clin Chem 1993, 30/6: 1334-40
Gandolfo D. et al. Iron and porphyria cutanea tarda. Cell Mol Biol 1997, 43(1): 75-9.
Shively BD et al. Caring for patients with acute intermittent porphyria. AACN Clin Issues 1994, 5(1): 36-41.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The author wishes to acknowledge and thank the following for their review and comments of this booklet:
Dr. Albert Yeung
Joanne McIvor, RD
Diane Martin, RD
Dr. Deepak
Bob Bastian
Joyce Kuzyk
Sylvie Gauthier, RD
Beverly Ann Lee, M.Sc.