Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, phenotypically comprising a spectrum of inflammatory
bowel diseases (IBDs), spread globally during the westernization of lifestyle and dietary …

Background Rates of obesity are increasing worldwide, as is the incidence of inflammatory
bowel disease (IBD). Obesity is now considered an inflammatory state. Visceral adiposity in …

Though historically regarded as an inert energy store, adipose tissue is a complex
endocrine organ, which is increasingly implicated in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), chronic inflammatory disorders affecting the
gastrointestinal tract, include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. There are increasing …

The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and risk of inflammatory bowel disease
(IBD) is controversial. We performed a dose‐response meta‐analysis to investigate the …

The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is progressively evolving impacting
the type of patients with IBD we will see in clinical practice. In this review, we discuss specific …

Anorexia, malnutrition, altered body composition and development of mesenteric obesity are
well known features of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Recent data suggest that …

Purpose Obesity is a risk factor for inflammatory diseases such as nonalcoholic
steatohepatitis, pancreatitis, and Crohn's disease. The effect of being overweight or obese …

Obesity and Crohn's disease share common features with the development of mesenteric fat
that may be involved in gut inflammation. Further studies are required to clearly assess the …

Creeping fat has long been recognized as an indicator of Crohn's disease (CD) activity.
Although most patients with CD have normal or low body mass index (BMI), the ratio of …