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Kaazan P, Seow W, Yong S, Heilbronn LK, Segal JP. The Impact of Obesity on Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Biomedicines 2023; 11:3256. [PMID: 38137477 PMCID: PMC10740941 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11123256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Obesity is prevalent in the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) population, particularly in newly developed countries where both IBD and obesity in the general population are on the rise. The role of obesity in the pathogenesis of IBD was entertained but results from available studies are conflicting. It does, however, appear to negatively influence disease course whilst impacting on our medical and surgical therapies. The pro-inflammatory profile of the visceral adipose tissue might play a role in the pathogenesis and course of Crohn's Disease (CD). Interestingly, isolating the mesentery from the surgical anastomosis using a KONO-S technique significantly decreases anastomotic recurrence rate. Anti-obesity therapy is not widely used in IBD but was suggested as an adjunctive therapy in those patients. In this review, we aimed to highlight the epidemiology of obesity in IBD and to describe its influence on disease course and outcomes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Patricia Kaazan
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia (S.Y.)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
- IBDSA, Tennyson Centre, Kurralta Park, SA 5037, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia (S.Y.)
- Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia (S.Y.)
| | - Leonie K. Heilbronn
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia (S.Y.)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia;
- Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia
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