TY - JOUR
T1 - Nutrition in Crohn disease
AU - Krok, Karen L.
AU - Lichtenstein, Gary R.
PY - 2003/3
Y1 - 2003/3
N2 - Nutrition plays an important role in the pathogenesis, treatment, and morbidity of Crohn disease. Approximately two thirds to three fourths of hospitalized patients with active disease and one fourth of outpatients with Crohn disease are malnourished. Malnutrition, which can be present even when Crohn disease is in remission, can affect growth, cellular and humoral immunity, bone density, and wound healing. Decreased nutrient intake, malabsorption, drug-nutrient interactions, anorexia, and protein-losing enteropathy can all contribute to the protein-calorie malnutrition and other specific nutrient deficiencies seen in Crohn disease. Therefore, by preventing and correcting nutrient deficiencies, nutritional therapy is an important component in the overall management of patients with Crohn disease.
AB - Nutrition plays an important role in the pathogenesis, treatment, and morbidity of Crohn disease. Approximately two thirds to three fourths of hospitalized patients with active disease and one fourth of outpatients with Crohn disease are malnourished. Malnutrition, which can be present even when Crohn disease is in remission, can affect growth, cellular and humoral immunity, bone density, and wound healing. Decreased nutrient intake, malabsorption, drug-nutrient interactions, anorexia, and protein-losing enteropathy can all contribute to the protein-calorie malnutrition and other specific nutrient deficiencies seen in Crohn disease. Therefore, by preventing and correcting nutrient deficiencies, nutritional therapy is an important component in the overall management of patients with Crohn disease.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001574-200303000-00009
DO - 10.1097/00001574-200303000-00009
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15703556
AN - SCOPUS:0038578004
SN - 0267-1379
VL - 19
SP - 148
EP - 153
JO - Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
JF - Current Opinion in Gastroenterology
IS - 2
ER -