Nutrition News

Identifying which patients respond quickly to dietary therapies for Crohn’s disease may help indicate which ones will succeed long term and which ones might do better on a different therapy, according to study results.

Endoscopic management has a clear role in the future of obesity care, with multiple options available for patients, according to an expert at the GUILD Conference 2020.

An independent joint commission assembled by WHO, UNICEF and The Lancet has called for immediate action to protect the health of children against the rapidly changing climate and guard them against predatory marketing practices.

AUSTIN, Texas — Though clinical data for nutrition as therapy in IBD is limited, physicians should not be deterred from discussing it with patients if patients participate in the decision and comply as if the diet is a drug, according to an expert at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress.

Pediatric feeding disorders are common in children with autism, and medical issues associated with these disorders could be overlooked due to underlying behavioral, communication and sensory challenges, according to a presentation at the International Pediatric Feeding Disorder Conference.

As we enter the 6th year of Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, it is worth looking back at what made us stand out in 2019: the Peer Tested content from online and print as it fared throughout the year.

Diets consisting of higher vegetable fat and polyunsaturated fat intake correlated with a lower risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, including cases in which individuals replaced other animal, dairy, or saturated fats with vegetable and polyunsaturated fats, according to data.

Individuals who adhere to a Mediterranean diet are at lower risk for developing Crohn’s disease later in life, according to study results.

Although patients with inflammatory bowel disease may have their disease in objective control, many still experience persistent gut symptoms. A diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols may help manage those symptoms, according to study results.

SAN ANTONIO — A comprehensive gastroenterologist-supervised weight management program that includes nutrition education and behavioral support groups may lead to significant weight loss in obese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver and GERD, according to findings presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting.