Posted on 12/06/2022 9:11:35 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Adopting and maintaining a healthy lifestyle might prevent up to 60% of inflammatory bowel disease cases—Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Researchers drew on participant data from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS).
The researchers created modifiable risk scores (MRS) based on established modifiable risk factors for IBD to estimate the proportion of IBD cases that could have been avoided. The MRS ranged from 0-6.
These risk factors included weight (BMI); smoking; use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; physical activity; and daily intake of fruit, fiber, vegetables, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and red meat.
The researchers then estimated the proportion of avoidable cases if an overall healthy lifestyle were adopted and maintained. Scores of 0-9 were assigned to each participant, with higher scores indicating a healthier lifestyle.
A healthy lifestyle comprised: BMI between 18.5 and 25; never smoking; at least 7.5 weekly MET hours (METS express the amount of energy [calories] expended per minute of physical activity); at least 8 daily servings of fruit and vegetables; less than half a daily serving of red meat; at least 25 g of fiber/day; at least 2 weekly servings of fish; at least half a daily serving of nuts/seeds; and a maximum of 1 alcoholic drink/day for women or 2 for men.
Based on the MRS scores, the researchers estimated that a low MRS could have prevented 43% and 44.5%, respectively, of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis cases.
Similarly, maintaining a healthy lifestyle could have prevented 61% of Crohn's disease cases and 42% of ulcerative colitis cases.
The researchers applied the scoring systems to data from three large European studies to validate their findings.
These calculations showed that a low MRS and maintaining a healthy lifestyle could have respectively prevented 44%-51% and 49%-60.5% of Crohn's disease cases, and 21%-28% and 47%-56.5% of ulcerative colitis cases.
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I can’t entirely accept that I had an unhealthy lifestyle when I was a small child, when IBD was a problem for me.
You are part of the 40%, then.
The Fodmap diet works very well. Mostly it limits certain vegetables and sugar. Sort.of.tne opposite of this report.
Thanks again for posting a timely article. I have UC, which was partially responsible for me needing a new liver.
My diet clearly needs some fine tuning…
Bkmk.
Speaking from personal experience... I have never had inflammatory bowel disease. I drink, smoke and generally lead a very unhealthy lifestyle.
My doctor, who I see regularly explained to me that my type 2 diabetes diagnosis, which surprised me because I am not overweight and eat no sugary foods, is likely a result of my genes. In fact, he said that most health problems actually occur because of your genes, and that there isn’t much you can do to change that.
I then had my DNA analysed and discovered that I have a gene that indicates that I am prone to diabetes... Go figure.
So if want to lead a ‘healthy’ lifestyle... Feel free do do so... But if your DNA says that you will likely suffer from inflammatory bowl disease... Well then... Good luck with that healthy lifestyle.
>> daily intake of fruit, fiber, vegetables, polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and red meat.
a generality that warrants many exceptions
The absence of popular carbs is a good thing.
Everyone with gastrological system disorders I interviewed when I was doing outreach for my book had one thing in common which is not mentioned here:
Alcohol.
Bottom line: If healthy eating/lifestyle was panacea, there would be no problem.
But there is a problem, and it is enabled by the prolific disbursement of grants for useless research.
In the last year, I have read a half dozen studies about fasting and adult-onset diabetes.
Fasting just one day per week produces quantifiable improvements in blood sugar levels and natural insulin potency.
Fasting two days a week pushes your blood sugar back into the normal range.
This is not unexpected. For almost 200,000 years, humans would gorge on food just once or twice a week, and then eat sparingly or not at all during the rest of the week.
Eating three meals every day has been the custom (and economically possible) for only the last 200 years.
Also, diet and exercise appear to be overrated Type 2 diabetes treatments when compared to regularly scheduled 24 hour fasts.
Let me guess, no red meat, no sugar and daily exercise. As long as everything is fried, cooked or prepared wit seed oils… there is gonna be a whole lot of oxidizing going on.
By all means, more nuts in one's diet are good as gold. Especially if you're not jazzed about vegetables, or you suffer from chronic munchies. Keep a jar of peanuts, walnuts, pecans or whatever, handy at all times, and go for it when you get a yen for a candy bar or donut. They're loaded with good stuff!
“more nuts in one’s diet are good as gold.”
I’ve read that almonds are especially good for keeping insulin levels better. I like them a lot, but they wreak havoc on my stomach — burning, shooting cramps. (I could do Jordan Almonds, but I guess that would be counter-productive.)
Try grinding them up fine. There’s almond butter, though if you’re handy it’s probably better to make your own.
Thanks. I forgot about almond butter. Used to get it at Costco. I’ll put it on my list for next time.
Type 2 diabetes is nearly 100% due to processed foods. Don’t overthink it.
Could you explain that part about seed oils more fully? I have never heard of that, and have been using grapeseed oil lately for my popcornn because it is almost tasteless.
Given all the estimates of models of inferred values, wouldn’t be easier to say they pulled this out of their ...?
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