ELIMINATION DIETS Several epidemiological studies from Israel,
1 Italy,
2 Sweden,
3 and the United Kingdom
4-7 have suggested an association between increased sugar and margarine consumption and the development of Crohn’s, although a multinational study was able to find only a weak association with mortality risk from CD, but not the actual incidence of disease.
8 Dietary fiber intake appears to be similar in patients with CD versus age, gender, and socioeconomic background-matched controls.
9,10 However, refined sugar, starch…