Canadian researchers have found that people who eat a lot of ultra-processed foods are more likely to develop Crohn's disease.
Crohn's disease represents is a lifelong condition characterized by inflammation of the digestive tract and is referred to as IBD, an inflammatory bowel disease. World statistics show that more and more people suffer from this pathology every year. Scientists state that such an increase in her cases is due to the fact that the diet of the broad masses is becoming more and more “unnatural”: in their daily diet, the share of industrially processed food is increasing, replacing home-made food from natural products.
New evidence of this comes from a finding by Canadian researchers who found that people who eat a lot of ultra-processed foods are more likely to develop Crohn's disease. Their findings were published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Specialists from McMaster University analyzed data from more than a million people collected over two years. After analyzing their habits, the researchers concluded that regular eating of processed foods negatively affects the intestinal microflora.
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“Over-processed foods shift the gut microbiome towards dysbiosis. This causes the immune system to react to certain microorganisms in the gut and trigger an inflammatory pathway that leads to Crohn's disease.”
Specifically, the study showed that many people's favorite foods can contribute to inflammation in the intestines: breakfast cereals, chicken nuggets, ham, chips, pizza, sweets. In general, scientists concluded, a diet high in red meat and low in fiber, zinc and potassium is associated with the development of Crohn's disease. Crohn's. Without treatment, the unpleasant symptoms of Crohn's disease can be permanent or occur intermittently.
The main signs of pathology are:
- sudden onset of diarrhea
- pain and cramps in the abdomen (most often in the lower right side of the abdomen)
- blood in the stool
- fatigue
- weight loss
- oppressed emotional condition.
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