Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Recent Research on Dietary Therapy for Patients With Crohn's DiseaseG&H What is the current understanding of the role of diet in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease?JL Diet is one of the potential environmental factors that contributes to the etiology of Crohn's disease.Some research has highlighted that consumption of a healthier diet, characterized by more fruits and vegetables and less meats, is associated with a lower risk of Crohn's disease.More recently, a number of studies have examined the role of ultra-processed foods and have fairly consistently shown an association between higher levels of consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of being newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease.An interesting aspect of this newer research is the possibility that the observations suggesting a beneficial effect of fruits and vegetables and a potentially harmful association of meats are actually surrogates for the potential harmful effects of ultra-processed foods.
Source: PubMed Central
Author: James D Lewis
Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Language: English
Topic: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Subfield: Gastroenterology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4394768369