A Randomized Trial Comparing the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to a Mediterranean Diet in Adults with Crohn's Disease
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Abstract
Details
Title
A Randomized Trial Comparing the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to a Mediterranean Diet in Adults with Crohn's Disease
Type of Article
Primary Research
Diets studied
SCD
MED
Date
May 27, 2021
Author(s)
Lewis JD et al
Publication
Gastroenterology
Citation
Lewis, J. D., Sandler, R. S., Brotherton, C., Brensinger, C., Li, H., Kappelman, M. D., Daniel, S. G., Bittinger, K., Albenberg, L., Valentine, J. F., Hanson, J. S., Suskind, D. L., Meyer, A., Compher, C. W., Bewtra, M., Saxena, A., Dobes, A., Cohen, B. L., Flynn, A. D., … Herfarth, H. (2021). A Randomized Trial Comparing the Specific Carbohydrate Diet to a Mediterranean Diet in Adults With Crohn’s Disease. Gastroenterology, 161(3), 837-852.e9. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2021.05.047
ISSN Number
00165085
Volume
161
Pages
837-852.e9
This study compares the SCD and MD on symptoms, fecal calprotectin and CRP at 6 and 12 weeks finding no statistical significance in these endpoints.
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