Abstract
Diet is gaining recognition amongst clinicians, researchers, and the inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] community as a potential modifier to change the course of the disease. The role of diet in the management of IBD has evolved beyond adjustment for nutritional needs and is now applied as therapy to influence disease activity and complications. With growing recognition of diet, there is a demand for high-quality dietary research to guide practice and consideration on where to best position diet in the treatment paradigm. This has led to the commissioning of this first European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation [ECCO] consensus on dietary management of IBD, with the goal of providing evidence-based recommendations to guide clinical practice.