The British journal of nutrition
Cure8 research brief
Why This Matters
Malnutrition is common in people with IBD and worsens outcomes. This study suggests that high-protein diets, especially when paired with enteral supplements, can improve nutritional status and may also reduce disease activity over 12 weeks.
Who Should Pay Attention
Adults with IBD who are undernourished; dietitians and gastroenterologists managing IBD nutrition; researchers studying nutritional interventions in IBD.
Study Snapshot
Story typeResearch paper
Evidence typeResearch paper
Source depthJournal abstract
What To Know
This randomized study tested two 12-week high-protein dietary strategies in 48 malnourished adults with IBD: a high-protein diet (HPD) and a high-protein diet supported by enteral supplements.
Both approaches reduced Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS-2002) scores and disease-activity scores (CDAI/Mayo) and produced weight gain; the enteral-supplemented group gained more weight on average.
The results suggest that planned, protein-focused nutritional support can improve both nutritional status and clinical disease measures over 12 weeks in malnourished IBD patients. Enteral supplementation appeared to produce larger weight gains than dietary counseling alone in this trial.
This report is based on the article abstract provided by the journal; Cure8 did not review the full published paper or underlying data beyond the supplied text. If you have IBD and malnutrition concerns, discuss tailored nutrition plans with your clinical team rather than making major diet changes on your own.
Keep In Mind
Structured content depth: abstract. The summary is based on the journal abstract provided on PubMed; the full paper and detailed methods/results were not reviewed here. Sample size was 48 and follow-up was 12 weeks, which may limit generalizability.
Source Details
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Research paper
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PublicationThe British journal of nutrition
AuthorsKübra Derya İpek, Hande Öngün Yılmaz
InstitutionNutrition and Dietetics, Istanbul Okan University, Türkiye.
Study typeJournal article
Indexed viaPubMed
Source typeResearch paper
PublishedSep 29, 2026, 12:00 AM
Content availableJournal abstract
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