Food Pyramid and its Impact in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Abstract

A food pyramid is a recognized dietary tool that is shaped like a pyramid and advises people to consume more food and drink at the base of the pyramid and less at the top. According to the food pyramid, all 5 foods and beverages—breads, grains, spaghetti, wheat, vegetables and fruits, milk products, poultry, seafood, veggies, poultry, and meat; and alcohol, fats, and sugars—rose in horizontal tiers, starting at the bottom and moving up (Figure 1). The representation of food groups as rising vertical bars highlights their accurate food group connections [1]. In UC, the inflammatory reaction is constant and only localized to the colonic mucosa. In contrast to UC, CD manifests as transmural inflammation and transitory lesions throughout the digestive system. More than 163 loci linked with greater susceptibility to IBD have been found by genome-wide association studies, mapping a group of genes that control IBD-related activities such as pathogen identification, lymphocyte activation, and intestinal epithelial defense. With up to 0.5% of the population affected, IBD is no longer considered an uncommon condition. IBD is linked to a number of environmental variables, including poor nutrition, smoking, prescription usage (NSAIDs and oral contraceptives), geographical area, and socioeconomic standing, according to epidemiological and clinical research [2]. A food pyramid is a recognized dietary tool that is shaped like a pyramid and advises people to consume more food and drink at the base of the pyramid and less at the top. According to the food pyramid, all 5 foods and beverages—breads, grains, spaghetti, wheat, vegetables and fruits, milk products, poultry, seafood, veggies, poultry, and meat; and alcohol, fats, and sugars—rose in horizontal tiers, starting at the bottom and moving up (Figure 1). The representation of food groups as rising vertical bars highlights their accurate food group connections [1]. In UC, the inflammatory reaction is constant and only localized to the colonic mucosa. In contrast to UC, CD manifests as transmural inflammation and transitory lesions throughout the digestive system. More than 163 loci linked with greater susceptibility to IBD have been found by genome-wide association studies, mapping a group of genes that control IBD-related activities such as pathogen identification, lymphocyte activation, and intestinal epithelial defense. With up to 0.5% of the population affected, IBD is no longer considered an uncommon condition. IBD is linked to a number of environmental variables, including poor nutrition, smoking, prescription usage (NSAIDs and oral contraceptives), geographical area, and socioeconomic standing, according to epidemiological and clinical research [2]. A food pyramid is a recognized dietary tool that is shaped like a pyramid and advises people to consume more food and drink at the base of the pyramid and less at the top. According to the food pyramid, all 5 foods and beverages—breads, grains, spaghetti, wheat, vegetables and fruits, milk products, poultry, seafood, veggies, poultry, and meat; and alcohol, fats, and sugars—rose in horizontal tiers, starting at the bottom and moving up (Figure 1). The representation of food groups as rising vertical bars highlights their accurate food group connections [1]. In UC, the inflammatory reaction is constant and only localized to the colonic mucosa. In contrast to UC, CD manifests as transmural inflammation and transitory lesions throughout the digestive system. More than 163 loci linked with greater susceptibility to IBD have been found by genome-wide association studies, mapping a group of genes that control IBD-related activities such as pathogen identification, lymphocyte activation, and intestinal epithelial defense. With up to 0.5% of the population affected, IBD is no longer considered an uncommon condition. IBD is linked to a number of environmental variables, including poor nutrition, smoking, prescription usage (NSAIDs and oral contraceptives), geographical area, and socioeconomic standing, according to epidemiological and clinical research [2]. Prevalence increases with acceptance of a European diet and lifestyle, which is typical of populations in emerging nations. Nutritional intervention complements conventional therapies and cannot be used as a sole source of treatment methods. Although it’s a frequent practice among many IBD patients, dietary restriction during remission is not recommended by the many gastroenterology organizations that have published IBD recommendations [3]. To satisfy the unique nutritional needs of youngsters, the elderly, vegetarians, and a number of other populations, extra pyramids have been created. Tyrosine, threonine, leucine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine, and histidine are the nine amino acids that are fundamental to human nutrition. Tyrosine and cystine should be included when assessing the nutritional benefit of dietary proteins since they are both crucial components of human nutrition. The vital amino acids tyrosine and cysteine are present in significant concentrations in the majority of meat and meat products. Several epidemiological studies, albeit not all of them, have connected eating red meat to colon cancer. In both human and animal models, fiber has been proven to provide a wide range of health advantages, including the maintenance of healthy cholesterol levels, gastrointestinal health, glycemic index, and satiety adiposity (as determined by body mass index). a symptom of an IBD illness with a milder course [4]. The comparatively high percentage of obese individuals upon diagnosis may be connected to the overall population’s rise in obesity brought on by early detection of IBD. Children suffer from malnutrition and have altered body composition as a result of their reduced energy consumption during illness [5]. Protein enteropathy can cause a ruptured, leaky gut, which can lead to nutritional loss.