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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...
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