Nutrition News

ORLANDO — Inflammatory bowel disease poses many problems for patients and how they live their daily lives. IBD can impact patients’ work and social lives, and it can also impair a basic aspect of life, their nutrition.

Patients with significantly elevated liver iron were more likely men and older and more likely to consume red meat, according to a recently published study.

Adherence to the Alternative Healthy Eating Index2010 dietary pattern may reduce the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, according to a study published in Hepatology.

NEWARK, Del. — Many foods can exacerbate symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, but several randomized clinical trials show benefit of a low FODMAP (Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols) diet, Asyia Ahmad, MD, MPH, chief of gastroenterology at Drexel University College of Medicine, said at the second annual GI Symposium.

NEWARK, Del. — The presentations at the second annual GI Symposium focus on areas of significant change in gastroenterology, as well as problematic and timely topics for both patients and providers, Warren Butt, MD, gastroenterologist at Christiana Care Health System and director of the symposium, told Healio Internal Medicine.

In this exclusive Guest Commentary in cooperation with the American Gastroenterological Association, Gail Hecht, MD, MS, AGAF, offers advice on how health care professionals can best discuss probiotics with their patients.

VIENNA — In a small pilot study presented at UEG Week 2018, researchers found microplastics in human stool samples, likely caused by increased plastic pollution and plastic contamination of food.

Researchers observed a significant reduction in overall risk of cancer among individuals who consumed organic food at a high frequency, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

PHILADELPHIA — As much as one-third of food labeled as gluten-free in restaurants are contaminated with gluten, according to research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with celiac disease who rely on symptoms to know when they have been exposed to gluten have trouble determining if they have truly ingested gluten, according to research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting.