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DNBS/TNBS Colitis Models: Providing Insights Into Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Effects of Dietary Fat
Published on: February 27, 2014
Diet and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Karina Knight-Sepulveda1, Susan Kais1, Rebeca Santaolalla1
1Ms Knight-Sepulveda is a clinical dietitian and Dr Kais is an IBD clinical fellow at the UHealth Crohn's and Colitis Center in the University of Miami Health System in Miami, Florida. Dr Santaolalla is the research laboratory manager at The Micky & Madeleine Arison Family Foundation Crohn's & Colitis Discovery Laboratory at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr Abreu is a professor of medicine, professor of microbiology and immunology, chief of the Division of Gastroenterology, director of the UHealth Crohn's and Colitis Center, and principal investigator at The Micky & Madeleine Arison Family Foundation Crohn's & Colitis Discovery Laboratory at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Abstract:
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are increasingly becoming interested in nonpharmacologic approaches to managing their disease. One of the most frequently asked questions of IBD patients is what they should eat. The role of diet has become very important in the prevention and treatment of IBD. Although there is a general lack of rigorous scientific evidence that demonstrates which diet is best for certain patients, several diets-such as the low-fermentable oligosaccharide, disaccharide, monosaccharide, and polyol diet; the specific carbohydrate diet; the anti-inflammatory diet; and the Paleolithic diet-have become popular. This article discusses the diets commonly recommended to IBD patients and reviews the supporting data.
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