A randomized trial of the effects of the no-carrageenan diet on ulcerative colitis disease activity.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Carrageenan is a very common food additive in Western diets, but predictably causes inflammation in thousands of cell-based and animal experiments. OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of carrageenan exposure on the interval to relapse in patients with ulcerative colitis in remission. METHODS: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, clinical trial was conducted to assess if patients with ulcerative colitis in remission would have a longer interval to relapse if they followed a diet with no carrageenan. All participants were instructed in the no-carrageenan diet and were randomized to either placebo capsules or carrageenan-containing capsules. The carrageenan in the capsules was less than the average daily carrageenan intake from the diet. Re

SUBMITTER: Bhattacharyya S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5389019 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature