Twitter Updates

    follow me on Twitter

    Sunday, September 27, 2009

    Role of diet in the development of inflammatory bowel disease

    Increasing incidence and prevalence figures for IBD both in the developed and developing world indicate that environmental factors are at least as significant in IBD as genetic susceptibility. Of these, diet and the host microbiota are likely to play important but as yet poorly defined roles. The major constituents of a standard Western diet may contribute to, or protect against, intestinal inflammation via several mechanisms. These include the effects of insulin resistance and short-chain fatty acids such as butyrate, modification of intestinal permeability, the antiinflammatory role of polyunsaturated fatty acids, and the effect of sulfur compounds from protein on host microbiota. This detailed review critically assesses the evidence for the role of diet in the development of IBD and examines the evidence for obesity as a contributing factor to IBD pathogenesis. Particular attention is focused on methodological issues including suitability of cases and controls, confounders such as smoking, and total energy expenditure. From Chapman-Kiddell et al. Role of diet in the development of inflammatory bowel disease Inflamm Bowel Dis 2009

    Please remember, as with all our articles we provide information, not medical advice.
    For any treatment of your own medical condition you must visit your local doctor, with or without our article[s]. These articles are not to be taken as individual medical advice.

    *Tune in later for Unintended consequences of applying a business mindset to medicine.

    Deepen your understanding of "medical malpractice"... www.MedMalBook.com

    For more health info and links visit the author's web site www.hookman.com

    1 comment:

    WHAT DO YOU THINK?