Cover Picture – Mol. Nutr. Food Res. 8/2008

In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), numerous pathogenic factors alter nutritional status, and, despite they occur usually very early in the disease process, they still remain often misdiagnosed. Some of these nutritional abnormalities may also persist during remission, presumably interfering with disease course and/or response to treatment. Therefore, it is important to increase our knowledge on the interactions between nutrition and IBD, not only in terms of pathogenesis, but also to provide to patients better care.