Digestive Diseases News
Winter 2009

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Cooking for Crohn’s and Colitis

How to Cook for Crohn’s and Colitis: More than 200 Healthy, Delicious Recipes the Whole Family Will Love provides information and recipes for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. The introductory material shares the author’s story of being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, basic information about the symptoms and complications of IBD, treatments including surgery and medications, nutritional therapy, the role of psychosocial factors including stress and depression, lactose intolerance, the role of dietary fats and fiber, probiotics, and components of a healthy diet. The cookbook presents recipes in 11 categories: appetizers, soups, salads and salad dressings, sandwiches, savory and sweet breads, beef and pork entrees, poultry entrees, fish and seafood entrees, pasta and sauces, side dishes and condiments, and sweets. Each recipe includes an ingredients list, preparation instructions, and suggested variations. The cookbook concludes with a list of suggested readings, Internet resources, and a subjects and recipes index. The 224-page book is $14.63 from Sourcebooks, Inc., 1935 Brookdale Road, Suite 139, Naperville, IL 60563, 1–800–432–7444, 630–961–2168 (fax), salesorders@sourcebooks.com, www.sourcebooks.com.

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NIH Publication No. 09–4552
March 2009