Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2017:2017:8646495.
doi: 10.1155/2017/8646495. Epub 2017 Jan 3.

Nutrition and IBD: Malnutrition and/or Sarcopenia? A Practical Guide

F Scaldaferri  1 , M Pizzoferrato  1 , L R Lopetuso  1 , T Musca  1 , F Ingravalle  1 , L L Sicignano  1 , M Mentella  2 , G Miggiano  2 , M C Mele  2 , E Gaetani  1 , C Graziani  1 , V Petito  1 , G Cammarota  1 , E Marzetti  3 , A Martone  3 , F Landi  3 , A Gasbarrini  1
Affiliations

Nutrition and IBD: Malnutrition and/or Sarcopenia? A Practical Guide

F Scaldaferri et al. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2017.

Abstract

Malnutrition is a major complication of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This mini review is focusing on main determinants of malnutrition in IBD, the most important components of malnutrition, including lean mass loss and sarcopenia, as an emerging problem. Each one of these components needs to be well considered in a correct nutritional evaluation of an IBD patient in order to build a correct multidisciplinary approach. The review is then focusing on possible instrumental and clinical armamentarium for the nutritional evaluation.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Main determinants of malnutrition in IBD.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pathophysiology of malnutrition and sarcopenia in inflammatory bowel disease. Interplay between nutrition, inflammation, muscle, bone, and adipose tissue in healthy subject and IBD.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

References

    1. Weisshof R., Chermesh I. Micronutrient deficiencies in inflammatory bowel disease. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care. 2015;18(6):576–581. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000226. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Capristo E., Mingrone G., Addolorato G., Greco A. V., Gasbarrini G. Metabolic features of inflammatory bowel disease in a remission phase of the disease activity. Journal of Internal Medicine. 1998;243(5):339–347. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1998.00254.x. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Rocha R., Santana G. O., Almeida N., Lyra A. C. Analysis of fat and muscle mass in patients with inflammatory bowel disease during remission and active phase. The British Journal of Nutrition. 2009;101(5):676–679. doi: 10.1017/s0007114508032224. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Valentini L., Schaper L., Buning C., et al. Malnutrition and impaired muscle strength in patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in remission. Nutrition. 2008;24(7-8):694–702. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2008.03.018. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Hill R. J., Cleghorn G. J., Withers G. D., et al. Resting energy expenditure in children with inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2007;45(3):342–346. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31804a85f2. - DOI - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources