Open AccessAdherence to the Mediterranean Diet Improved Clinical Scores and Inflammatory Markers in Children with Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Randomized Trial
Author(s) -
Doaa El Amrousy,
Heba Elashry,
Abeer Salamah,
Sara Maher,
Sherief AbdElsalam,
Samir Hasan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of inflammation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.656
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 1178-7031
DOI - 10.2147/jir.s349502
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , gastroenterology , mediterranean diet , calprotectin , ulcerative colitis , tolerability , randomized controlled trial , prospective cohort study , disease , faecal calprotectin , adverse effect
The Mediterranean diet (MD) is a well-known style of diet that is full of antioxidants and may have anti-inflammatory effects. We evaluated the safety, tolerability, and effects of adherence to MD on disease activity and inflammatory markers in children and adolescents with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).