Nutrition News

Pediatric patients adhering to a specific carbohydrate diet or modified specific carbohydrate diet showed improved symptoms of their inflammatory bowel disease, according to a presentation at Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.

A Mediterranean diet combined with green plant-based proteins/polyphenols and restricted in red/processed meat may double intrahepatic fat loss and reduce non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by half, according to study results.

Women in the United States were more likely to have food insecurity than men, according to study results.

A healthy diet may be linked with gut microbes correlate with a lower risk developing conditions including obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to a report published in Nature Medicine.

Food Allergy Research & Education has awarded a $500,000 grant to a research project seeking to find new biomarkers for food allergies, according to an organization press release.

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust awarded nearly $4.7 million to fund three studies designed to explore dietary interventions for Crohn’s disease, according to a press release.

The accompanying article in this month’s issue on food insecurity in our gastroenterology patients in many ways is eye-opening and discomfort-producing.

Limited or uncertain access to nutritionally adequate food is prevalent in about 11.1% of the population in the United States, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease receiving long-term home parenteral nutrition via tunneled catheters had lower rates of DVT than those who used peripherally inserted catheters, according to research presented at the ACG Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting.

This award goes to a physician or institution that changed the face of the gastroenterology practice. The awardee is seen as an example of how patient care can be bettered through changes in administration, technique or the delivery of value-based care.