CDHF Talks: Maintaining a Healthy Weight with IBD

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Written by: CDHF

Updated: November 29th, 2022

CDHF Talks: Maintaining a Healthy Weight with IBD. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is at least two, separate disorders that cause inflammation (redness and swelling) and ulceration (sores) of the small and large intestines. These two disorders are called ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. 

In this CDHFTalks, Dr. Maitreyi Raman, MD, MSc, FRCPC, CAGF, and Deanna Veloce, RD talk all about malnutrition, overweight and obesity and practical strategies to maintain a healthy weight for those with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). They answer the following: 

David McGuire, a patient with Crohn’s Disease also discusses his lived experiences with nutrition and IBD.

Watch the full version or skip to each section to find the answers you are looking for.

Full Version

Part 1: Mechanisms for Malnutrition in IBD

Part 2: Describe the impact of overweight status in IBD

Part 3: Making a diagnosis of malnutrition in those with IBD

Part 4: malnutrition treatment principles for patients with IBD: Nutrition and Physical Activity 

Part 5: Malnutrition in Inflammatory Bowel Disease from Deanna Veloce, Registered Dietitian 

Part 6: Practical strategies to improve food intake for those with IBD

Part 7: What a healthy weight management plan looks like for those with IBD

Part 8: David McGuire, a patient with Crohn’s disease, talks about his experiences with nutrition and diet living with IBD

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