Mediterranean diet might benefit patients with IBD

Benefits were seen in steatosis, BMI and disease activity in the study
Reuters Health Staff writer
Mediterranean diet - olive oil, fresh veggies etc

Patients with IBD who stayed on a Mediterranean diet for six months saw significant reductions in steatosis and active disease, an Italian study shows.

Of 165 volunteers enrolled, the 142 patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease who adhered to the diet also had reduced BMI, waist circumference and inflammatory markers, according to the report in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.