Ultra-Processed Foods Consumption Is Positively Associated with the Clinical Activity of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Single-Center Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Western diet pattern and its food components have been suggested to impact inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) clinical course. However, the importance of food processing level is uncertain. We aimed to evaluate whether the intake of foods with varying processing levels is associated with disease activity in IBD patients.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was performed at a tertiary center between August 2019 and June 2022. Consecutive adult IBD patients were recruited. Clinical disease activity was defined using HBI (Crohn's disease) and SCCAI (ulcerative colitis). Dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and a dedicated validated processed food questionnaire (PFQ) that categorizes dietary intake into three groups of processed food

SUBMITTER: Sarbagili-Shabat C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11521535 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature