This 2016 review article published in the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics finds that a high-fat, low-fiber, Western diet is strongly associated with an increased incidence of inflammatory bowel disease, while vegetables, fruit, and omega-3 offer a protective effect.
• This 2016 review article by Austrian researchers cites epidemiological evidence indicating an increased risk of inflammatory bowel diseases among people who eat fast food at least twice a week or follow a Western-style diet that emphasizes meat, animal fat, refined sugar, and foods high in omega-6 fatty acids (found in red meat and certain types of cooking oils and margarine). Other data cited in this study suggest that some strains of probiotics may be helpful in managing ulcerative colitis and pouchitis. The data also indicate that the risk of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease—particularly Crohn’s disease—appears lower among children whose diets include plenty of vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains, fish, and olive oil.
• Drawing upon data from human and animal studies, this 2016 French study adds fuel to the theory that the high-fat, high-sugar Western diet may promote inflammation within the digestive tract and increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease.
• In this 2014 study by John McDougall, patients who followed his plant-based diet for just seven days experienced measurable improvements in a variety of important biomarkers—including blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol levels, and body weight—despite many of those individuals simultaneously discontinuing their prescription medications.
• This 2015 review article explores the rationale and scientific evidence behind several other types of diets used by people to control their inflammatory bowel disease, including the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, the low-FODMAP Diet, the Anti-Inflammatory Diet, and the Paleo Diet.
• This video report by NutritionFacts.org gives a quick overview of studies investigating the anti-inflammatory properties of various foods, with purple potatoes providing an especially potent anti-inflammatory benefit.
For more information:
• The Starch Solution by John A. McDougall, M.D., and Mary McDougall provides a readable, easy-to-follow guide to the plant-based diet he recommends for preventing and treating a variety of chronic diseases.
• In Dr. McDougall’s Digestive Tune-Up, McDougall makes the case that a plant-based diet can help fend off and treat a wide assortment of digestive-tract-related diseases, including Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulosis, celiac disease, constipation, and gallstones.
• The McDougall 10-Day Live-In Program is held multiple times a year in Santa Rosa, Calif., at the Flamingo Conference Resort and Spa.
• Also in Santa Rosa, Calif., TrueNorth Health Center offers live-in accommodations and an integrative-medicine approach to treating autoimmune diseases, diabetes, hypertension, and many other health disorders.
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