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SynthesisIndian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology2026

Mediterranean diet in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Arjun Singh, Urvashi Rana, Sanjay Chandnani, Arshdeep Singh, Dawesh P Yadav, Himanshu Narang, Kiran Josy, Tarini Shankar Ghosh, Abhirup Chatterjee, Saurabh Kedia and 4 more

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Synthesis in Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Arjun SinghDepartment of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
Urvashi RanaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
Sanjay ChandnaniDepartment of Gastroenterology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai 400 022, India.
Arshdeep SinghDepartment of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana 141 001, India.
Dawesh P YadavDepartment of Gastroenterology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India.
Himanshu NarangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi 110 029, India.
Kiran JosyDepartment of Gastroenterology, Lisie Hospital, Kochi 682 018, India.
Tarini Shankar GhoshDepartment of Computational Biology, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi 110 020, India.
Abhirup ChatterjeeDepartment of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India.
Saurabh KediaDepartment of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gorakhpur, 273 008, India.
Mathew PhillipDepartment of Gastroenterology, Lisie Hospital, Kochi 682 018, India.
Ajit SoodDepartment of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana 141 001, India.
Vineet AhujaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi 110 029, India. vineet.aiims@gmail.com.
Vishal SharmaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160 012, India. docvishalsharma@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2472-3409

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Mediterranean diet is a nutritional approach reported to be beneficial in various diseases. We performed a systematic review about its role in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

methodsElectronic databases (PubMed, Embase and Scopus) were searched on 10th February 2025 to identify reports on the use of the Mediterranean diet in the treatment of IBD. We extracted data with respect to clinical response, remission and endoscopic and histological responses with the use of the Mediterranean diet in the treatment of IBD. Pooled clinical response rates and remission rates were calculated.

resultsEight studies were eventually included. Seven studies involving 223 participants provided information about the induction of remission. The pooled clinical remission rate with Mediterranean diet was 0.62 (95% CI = 0.39-0.80, I

conclusionThe Mediterranean diet in conjunction with standard medical therapy is associated with a clinical remission rate of approximately 62% in IBD, with comparable efficacy in CD and ulcerative colitis. The studies on Mediterranean diet are compromized by heterogenous study, definitions of disease activity and outcomes and concurrent use of medical therapies. Further high-quality randomized trials are needed to evaluate the impact of the Mediterranean diet on objective disease markers and long-term outcomes in IBD.

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Diet, MediterraneanInflammatory Bowel DiseasesColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseHumansRemission InductionTreatment OutcomeCrohn’s diseaseDietary therapyInflammatory bowel diseaseNutritionUlcerative colitis

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PMID41803562

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