Open AccessUnderstanding the Cause of Weight Gain in Patients With IBD on Anti-TNF Medications
Author(s) -
Rachel W. Winter,
Sonia Friedman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
inflammatory bowel diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.932
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1536-4844
pISSN - 1078-0998
DOI - 10.1093/ibd/izz134
Subject(s) - tumor necrosis factor alpha , weight gain , medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , tumor necrosis factor α , disease , crohn's disease , gastroenterology , immunology , body weight
This article investigates the factors that are associated with weight gain in patients on anti–tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) medications. What remains unanswered is whether remission of disease activity, the anti-TNF medications themselves, or both are responsible for abnormal weight gain in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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