Article
Understanding and Preventing the Global Increase of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2017
Kaplan Gilaad G, Ng Siew C
Abstract excerpt
The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are contemporary conditions of industrialized societies. The prevalence of IBD continues to increase steadily in Western countries, and newly industrialized countries have a rapidly increasing incidence. The global spread of IBD appears to associate with Westernization of diets and environments, which affects the intestinal microbiome and increases the risk of IBD in...
Topics
- Developed Countries
- Diet, Western
- Dysbiosis
- Environment
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Global Health
- Humans
- Incidence
- Industrial Development