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• 1.   Is nutrition an aetiological factor for inflammatory bowel disease?

  This article discusses the relationship between components of the diet and inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

  

  Abstract:

  Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory process, the aetiology of which is complex and probably multi-factorial. Nutrition has been proposed to be an important aetiological factor for IBD. The present review critically examines the relationship between components of the diet (such as sugar, fat, fibre, fruit and vegetables, and protein) and IBD, including ulcerative more...

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  Republic of Ireland

  Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol, Vol: 15 Page: 607-13 June 2003
  K. D. Cashman; F. Shanahan

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• 2.   Nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease

  This article discusses nutrition in inflammatory bowel disease

  

  Abstract:

  Nutrition has an important role in the management of inflammatory bowel disease. This role includes the prevention and correction of malnutrition, the prevention of osteoporosis and in children the promotion of optimal growth and development. In active Crohn's disease nutritional therapy (in the form of enteral feeding) is an effective primary therapy for many patients. Corticosteroids, more...

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  Republic of Ireland

  Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol, Vol: 20 Page: 561-73 2006
  M. O'Sullivan; C. O'Morain

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