Education Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of conditions that impact intestinal health. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are the major IBD subtypes. A systematic review and meta-analyses published in eClinicalMedicine examined how food can affect the development of IBD, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease. The researchers did not find consistent associations between food choices or food patterns and the risk for developing ulcerative colitis. However, they observed that