Customer Reviews

The IBD Nutrition Book

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I could tell right away that the author, a general nutritionist, knew little about IBD before being commissioned to write this book. There's a little text (rather stiffly written) at the beginning that sounds like the boilerplate stuff you'd find in any introductory book on IBD. Most of the book, though, is made up of recipes, which don't sound much different from recipes you'd find in any cookbook. All in all, not a good match between writer and subject.

Unlike Dr. Scala's book, this book actually does address the topic of inflammatory bowel disease as it pertains to nutrition and Greenwood does a good, if technical job, of outlining the major issues of nutrition in the role of IBD. She outlines numerous diets for different IBD situations and has many recipes available (pretty much the bulk of the book). My criticism centers around two points: 1) for me as a vegetarian, many of the diets were inaccessible due to their reliance on meat (a common occurrence in IBD books since meat is very low-residue) and 2) the recipes are very hard to read since she has detailed metric and standard measurements (which are laid out oddly) and each recipe is followed by a very technical breakdown of its elements - even to the kilojoule of energy! If you are a carnivore, I think this could be a very useful book to have - or at least to read.

The recipes have milk and cheese -- IBD makes many people lactose intolerant. Also, recipes include nuts and mayo and beans, etc. Virtually no recipes I can have. This book may work for someone, but it was a big disappointment for me.

The Heather Van Vorous book, Eating for IBS, is great.

---Firstly, if you have any medical education, this book seems unbelievably basic. I had hoped to see some actual research here, some clinical trials of the results that people have had with various diets, but I was left with nothing of the sort.
---The book begins with a simple review of the nutrition that everyone learned way back in high school. It then progresses on to give some very general statements about the various diets that are sometimes recommended for various cases, but it doesn't provide any data on their effectiveness on any scale. If you're going to try and make money writing a book, you could at least do some real research rather than relaying general knowledge that can be found anywhere. There isn't anything here that anyone with IBD didn't learn upon diagnosis.
---The last half of the book is full of recipes that may or may not be helpful. Since the effectiveness isn't listed, its hard to judge which to try.
---For a book that claims to be worth $20, I was disappointed.

Clinical dietitian/nutritionist's overview of the role of diet in IBD, including recipes and meal plans. What you eat can make a big difference in how well you live with IBD. Since poor nutrition, and even malnutrition, is common among people afflicted with the disease, it's essential that IBD sufferers eat a well-balanced diet. In this guide, you'll find out: why good nutrition is important in peole with IBD; how to make it easy to eat a balanced diet if you are a on a high fiber, restricted lactose, or other type of modified diet; learn symptoms and situations that may apply to you. On CCFA and CCFC's book list

This book discusses all of the food groups, micro and macronutrients in detail and provides recipes as well as recommended intakes of various vitamins, minerals and trace minerals (micro nutrients). This book has excellent information.