Processed Food as a Risk Factor for the Development and Perpetuation of Crohn's Disease-The ENIGMA Study

Indulgence in processed foods may lead to the development of Crohn's disease in men and women.

This research work studied the role processed food intake plays in the development of Crohn's disease. Nutritional and health data from over 500 participants from Australia, Hong Kong, and China were analyzed for this study. 

Researchers found out that lovers of processed foods had a low threshold of developing Crohn's disease. The results of this study revealed that high dietary ingestion of processed foods may trigger and accelerate the onset of Crohn's disease in men and women.