Trial reportJournal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition2017
Nutritional Adequacy of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
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- Update on Diet and Nutritional Therapies in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Review
- Food-Based Therapies in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Dietary Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Their Effects on Disease Activity and the Gut Microbiome.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Nutritional Approach in Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Treatment, Risk and Challenges.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Dietary Interventions and Oral Nutritional Supplementation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current Evidence and Future Directions.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Whole-food diet therapies for children with Crohn's disease: a systematic review.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2025Review
- Exploring nutritional risks of the specific carbohydrate diet: food and nutrient intake in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.Journal of nutritional science · 2025Article
- Progress and Clinical Applications of Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet in Crohn's Disease.Gut and liver · 2024Review
- A qualitative evaluation of the specific carbohydrate diet for juvenile idiopathic arthritis based on children's and parents' experiences.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2023Article
- The Bidirectional Link between Nutritional Factors and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Dietary Deficits, Habits, and Recommended Interventions-A Narrative Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Dietary Exposures and Interventions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current Evidence and Emerging Concepts.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Dietary management of adults with IBD - the emerging role of dietary therapy.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2022Review
- Dietary Patterns and Gut Microbiota Changes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current Insights and Future Challenges.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Food as Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.Infection and immunity · 2022Review
- Nutraceuticals for the Treatment of IBD: Current Progress and Future Directions.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
- Differences in Nutrient Intake with Homemade versus Chef-Prepared Specific Carbohydrate Diet Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Insights into Dietary Research.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2021Article
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- Vitamin C Deficiency in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Forgotten Micronutrient.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2021Article
- Brief Report: Implementation of a Specific Carbohydrate Diet for a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Fragile X Syndrome.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2020Article
- Diet as Adjunctive Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Review and Update of the Latest Literature.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2019Review
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Abstract
introductionThe specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) is an exclusion diet used as a therapy in inflammatory bowel disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional adequacy of the SCD.
methodsProspective dietary data for 12 weeks were analyzed for pediatric patients on the SCD. Intake of 20 key nutrients was compared to dietary recommended intake levels and nutrient intake data from similarly aged children from The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey National Youth Fitness Survey in 2012.
resultsNine patients enrolled, with 8 patients completing the study. Six of 8 individuals completing the study had gained weight, 1 individual had weight loss, and 1 had no change in weight. Energy intake was significantly greater than 100% of the recommended daily allowance (RDA)/adequate intake for 64% of daily intakes completed for this study. The majority of participants' daily intakes met or exceeded the RDA for vitamins B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B12, C, A, and E. One hundred percent of participants' intakes were below the RDA for vitamin D. Seventy-five percent of daily intakes were less than the RDA for calcium. The upper limit was met or exceeded for magnesium in 42% of daily intakes. Average vitamin A intake was significantly greater than the upper limit (P = 0.01).
conclusionsNutrient intake of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease patients on the SCD was adequate when compared with a healthy peer reference population, but adequacy was variable when compared with the dietary recommended intakes. Close monitoring with a multidisciplinary team for patients using the SCD as an alternative or adjunct therapy is recommend to ensure positive outcomes for overall patient health.
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