Influence of food and lifestyle on the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease

Background The Barwon area in Australia has one of the highest incidence rates of inflammatory bowel disease ( IBD ) and therefore is an ideal location to study the impact of environmental exposures on the disease's development. Aim To study these exposures prior to the development of IBD in a population‐based cohort. Method One hundred and thirty‐two incident cases (81 Crohn disease ( CD ) and 51 ulcerative colitis ( UC )) from an IBD registry...