IBD and gut microbiome. Fecal microbiome

Using current knowledge of dietary patterns and components and their relationships to systemic inflammation in IBD this study aimed to describe the mechanistic relationship between dietary intake and gut microbiome composition and function in patients with luminal CD in remission. The first study objective was to characterize the differences in microbiome composition and function in patients consuming a diversified dietary pattern (DD) compared to a nondiversified dietary pattern (NDD). The second study objective was to compare microbiome composition and function between patients in the DD group to patients in the NDD group who received a structured dietary intervention using whole foods over 12 weeks.