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Food and the gut microbiota in inflammatory bowel diseases: a critical connection.
Current opinion in gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2012
Albenberg Lindsey G, Lewis James D, Wu Gary D
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract apparently due to an abnormal immune response to environmental factors in genetically susceptible hosts. The composition of the gut microbiota is thought to be a critical environmental factor in IBD, and recent evidence suggests a connection between diet and the intestinal bacteria. In this...
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