Association between self-reported vegetarian diet and the irritable bowel syndrome in the French NutriNet cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing interest in using diet counselling in the management of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Among new emerging diets, vegetarian diets (VD) seem to be experiencing an important popularity, partly because of their alleged health benefits. A recent study performed among a rural Indian population showed that predominant VD could be associated with IBS.

Objective

This cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the association between the VD and IBS, among a large French cohort, the NutriNet-santé study.

Methods

Subjects participating in the NutriNet-Santé cohort study completed a questionnaire based on Rome III criteria (N = 41,682). Anthropometrics, socio-demographical and lifestyle data, including VD, were collected prior to the compl

SUBMITTER: Buscail C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5571937 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature