Cure8 research brief
Malnutrition is common in IBD and worsens clinical course and quality of life. Better screening and assessment can identify people who need nutritional support.
Patients with IBD (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis), gastroenterologists, dietitians, and researchers focused on nutrition in IBD.
This article reviews the causes of malnutrition in IBD (reduced intake, malabsorption, digestive losses, inflammation-driven increased needs) and summarizes assessment methods.
It highlights screening recommendations from ECCO and discusses both generic and IBD-specific screening tools, plus the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria, noting uneven application in practice.
Structured-content depth: abstract — the classification and curator note are grounded in the PubMed abstract (a review article) rather than a full-text evaluation.
Review the original publication for the complete reporting, methods, and context.
This Cure8 brief is based on source text from the linked article. Cure8 is informational only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
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.
Malnutrition was common and much more frequent during active Crohn's disease in this Bangladeshi cohort, highlighting the need for routine nutritional assessment in IBD care. Simple anthropometric measures helped detect...
Malnutrition was common and much more frequent during active Crohn’s disease in this South Asian cohort, which matters because poor nutritional status affects treatment tolerance, recovery, and quality of life.
