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. 2021 May 23;13(6):1780. doi: 10.3390/nu13061780

Table 1.

Summary of published dietary studies regarding incidence and treatment of ulcerative colitis.

Authors and Date of Publication Country Studied Diets Number of UC Patients Study Design Types of Outcomes
Li et al. 2015 Worldwide Vegetable protein 896 Prospective Incidence of UC
Dong et al. 2020 Worldwide Animal protein 418 Prospective Incidence of UC
Prince et al. 2016 United Kingdom Low FODMAP diet 38 Prospective Clinical response of UC
Cox et al. 2019 United Kingdom Low FODMAP diet 26 Randomised, controlled trial Clinical response of UC and microbiota composition changes
Obih et al. 2016 United States of America Specific carbohydrate diet 6 Retrospective Clinical response of UC
Olendzki et al. 2014 United States of America Anti-inflammatory diet 3 Retrospective Clinical response of UC
Chicco et al. 2021 Italy Mediterranean diet 84 Prospective Clinical response of UC
Herfarth et al. 2014 United States of America Gluten-free diet 615 Cross-sectional, longitudinal Clinical response of UC
John et al. 2010 United Kingdom Omega-3 fatty acids 22 Prospective Incidence of UC
Lu et al. 2017 Worldwide Curcumin 244 Prospective Incidence of UC

UC for ulcerative colitis, FODMAP for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols.