Cure8 research brief
The study shows malnutrition is common in Crohn’s disease and much more likely during active inflammation, highlighting the need for routine nutritional screening and more than one type of assessment.
Adults with Crohn’s disease (especially during active flares), gastroenterologists, dietitians, and researchers studying nutrition and outcomes in IBD.
This cross-sectional PLoS ONE study evaluated 127 adults with Crohn’s disease using multiple anthropometric measures (BMI, mid-upper arm circumference, calf circumference, triceps skinfold, mid-arm muscle circumference), the Mini Nutritional Assessment–Short Form (MNA-SF), and biochemical tests (hemoglobin, iron, folate, B12, albumin, zinc).
Malnutrition (by GLIM criteria) affected 47% overall and was far more common during active disease (81% vs 14%). Anthropometric measures and the MNA-SF were closely concordant; biochemical markers were less consistent across subgroups.
Practical note The findings support using a multidimensional nutritional assessment (physical measures plus targeted labs) rather than relying on a single test. If you have active Crohn’s disease or unexplained weight loss or low energy, clinicians often assess nutritional status with both bedside measures and blood tests.
This is a cross-sectional study from PLoS ONE using established assessment tools and GLIM criteria; it describes associations at one timepoint and does not establish causality. The abstract-level source was used for this summary.
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