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Nutritional aspect of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: its clinical importance
Seung Kim, Hong Koh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2015;58(10):363-368.   Published online October 21, 2015

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease mainly affecting the gastrointestinal tract. The incidence of the disease is rapidly increasing worldwide, and a number of patients are diagnosed during their childhood or adolescence. Aside from controlling the gastrointestinal symptoms, nutritional aspects such as growth, bone mineral density, anemia, micronutrient deficiency, hair loss, and diet should also be closely...