title: Nutrition and inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: This article reviews the nutritional aspects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including the mechanisms and manifestations of malnutrition and the efficacy of nutritional therapies. Nutrient deficiencies in patients with IBD occur via several mechanisms and may complicate the course of the disease. Nutritional status is assessed by clinical examination and the use of nutritional indices such as the Subjective Global Assessment of nutritional status. Nutritional intervention may improve outcome in certain individuals; however, because of the costs and complications of such therapy, careful selection is warranted, especially in patients presumed to need parenteral nutrition.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Baldassano
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rombeau
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Lichtenstein
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy; D002149:Energy Intake; D005395:Fish Oils / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013256:Steroids
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D005395:Fish Oils; D013256:Steroids