Dear Mrs/Mr/Mx ,

This month’s newsletter is packed with valuable resources to support health and lifestyle. Learn how mindful eating can positively impact IBD, and dive into the latest nutritional research presented at ECCO’25. Looking for Easter brunch or Passover inspiration? We’ve got you covered with delicious new recipes perfect for the season. Finally, don’t miss our article on shared decision-making, offering practical tips and tools to help effective collaboration between patients and healthcare providers.

So dive into this information-packed newsletter!

Mindful Eating and Why it is Important for Those with IBD

Mindful eating can serve as a valuable strategy for managing symptoms, enhancing digestion, and improving overall well-being, especially for those with IBD. Read our latest article to gain insights on this practice and learn actionable tips on how to implement mindful eating into your daily routine.

ECCO Highlights

In February 2025, Nutritional Therapy for IBD attended the 20^th Congress of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO’25) in Berlin, Germany.

Find the extensive summary on our website on everything new and interesting in nutrition care in IBD:

✅ Changing lifestyle to tackle the increasing burden of IBD:

🔸Although air pollution cannot always be avoided, a diet rich in methionine, folate, choline, and betaine (primarily found in unprocessed plant-based foods) can:

     👉 partially counteract air pollution

     👉 ⬇ the future risk of IBD

Degree of urbanization and risk factors associated with IBD.

Source: Rupa Banerjee, PhD, MD presentation at ECCO’25.

✅ Richard Hansen, MD, PhD, and Vaios Svolos, PhD, MSc, BSc, RD, presented a summary of the upcoming ECCO consensus on diet and nutrition in IBD:

🔸Diet in IBD prevention

🔸Nutritional assessment and optimisation 

🔸Diet recommendations for induction and maintenance

🔸Dietary management of IBD complications

🔸Dietary supplements in IBD

✅ Not all plant-based diets are healthy

🍪🥪🥤Unhealthy plant-based diets are linked to: 

👉⬆ higher IBD risk 

👉✖️2️⃣ risk of IBD-related surgery

🍎🥝🥦 Emphasizing whole, minimally processed plant foods is associated with:

👉 25% ⬇ IBD risk 

👉 50% ⬇ risk of IBD-related surgery

✅ An exclusive whole-food diet is as effective as an only-liquid diet for inducing biologic and clinical remission in uncomplicated Crohn’s disease

🔸What does the “Tasty & Healthy” diet look like❓

❌ Processed and canned foods, gluten, animal fat (meat and dairy except plain yoghurt), and deep fried food

✅ Everything else is allowed in full flexibility and no need for formula: 

🗣Luba Plotkin, RD: “Tasty & Healthy was well-tolerated by children and adults with mild-moderate Crohn’s disease and induced a more diverse and healthier microbiome than an only-liquid diet”

✅ The ADDapt trial shows for the first time restricting food additive emulsifiers is safe and effective for reducing symptoms and inflammation in mild/moderately active Crohn’s disease  

🔸There are 63 different types of emulsifiers in the food supply and can be identified by their E number on a food label

🔸A low emulsifier diet could be an effective treatment for Crohn’s disease:

🔸Emulsifier restriction did not impair

    👉nutrient intake

    👉food-related quality of life

Recipes for Easter & Passover

 Looking for Easter Breakfast and Brunch ideas? Look no further, with these avocado muffins, egg sliders, oeuf en cocotte with smoked salmon,  and piña colada smoothie - your breakfast or brunch table will be as delicious as it is nutritious.

We also have some festive Passover recipes! Check out this Spatchcocked Roasted Whole Chicken with Olive Oil, Rosemary, & Lemon, Matzo Ball Soup, or these Butternut Squash Latkes

Wishing  those celebrating a wonderful and tasty Passover and Easter!

Make Your Voice Heard: Proactive Shared Decision-Making

Living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves navigating countless daily decisions that impact your health and lifestyle.

But did you know that engaging in shared decision-making with your healthcare provider can improve outcomes and enhance your quality of life?

Discover how proactive collaboration can elevate your voice, instill confidence in your care plan, and ensure your treatment aligns with your unique goals and preferences.

Dive into our latest article to explore practical tools and strategies for making informed choices that truly work for you!

The  IBD Nutrition Navigator™

An Algorithm-Based Tool 

Before recommending any dietary therapy to your patients with IBD, it's essential to set goals and expectations.

We've created the IBD Nutrition Navigator™ tool to help healthcare providers and patients advance IBD nutrition care.

👉 The tool includes a downloadable step-by-step and science-based algorithm to help you choose the right dietary intervention based on the patient: 

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Thank you and see you next month!

The Nutritional Therapy for IBD Team

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*Please note that Nutritional Therapy for IBD does not provide medical advice. The content provided here is for informational purposes only. Patients should always talk with their healthcare providers before changing their diet.*