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Comment
. 2019;5(2):159-163.
doi: 10.3233/NHA-190068. Epub 2019 Sep 23.

Reply to critique of "A randomized trial of the effects of the no-carrageenan diet on ulcerative colitis disease activity"

Sumit Bhattacharyya  1   2 , Hui Xie  3   4 , Amar Dodda  1 , Krista A Varady  5 , Leo Feferman  1   2 , Allan G Halline  1 , Stephen B Hanauer  6 , Joanne K Tobacman  1   2
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Reply to critique of "A randomized trial of the effects of the no-carrageenan diet on ulcerative colitis disease activity"

Sumit Bhattacharyya et al. Nutr Healthy Aging. 2019.

Abstract

This article is an invited response to a critique by industry of our published study about the impact of carrageenan supplement on the interval to relapse in ulcerative colitis patients on a no-carrageenan diet.

Keywords: Carrageenan; inflammation; log-rank test; ulcerative colitis.

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Conflict of interest The authors have no conflict of interest to report.

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