(7 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Switching to a plant-based diet has been shown to achieve far better outcomes than those reported on conventional treatments in both active and quiescent stages in both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis."

(6 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Diets centered around whole plant foods may help prevent Crohn's disease through the benefits of fiber on the maintenance of intestinal barrier function and the avoidance of certain processed food additives such as polysorbate 80."

(4 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Meat (including fish), cheese, and animal protein intake in general have been associated with an increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In the meantime, plant-based diets may not only help prevent such conditions, but treat them as well, resulting in the longest recorded remission rates for Crohn's disease.

(3 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "Vitamin D supplements were put to the test for Crohn's disease."

(6 mins) Transcript. Summary: Evidence that those with Crohn's should not consume anything with yeast (nutritional yeast powder, bread, etc.) — even tiny amounts of yeast (a pinch / 15mg) is sufficient to induce negative reactions.

Companion article: Is Nutritional Yeast Healthy for Everyone? (2021)

(7 mins) Transcript. An interesting video connecting nutritional yeast and Crohn's disease. Dr Greger's summary: "Is the exaggerated reaction of many Crohn's disease patients to baker's brewer's, and nutritional yeast just a consequence of their inflamed leaky gut, or might the yeast be a contributing cause?"

(7 mins) Transcript. worth watching only if interested in the relationship between Crohn's Disease and nutritional yeast.

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(8 mins) Transcript. Summary: HS is a nasty disease; evidence that dairy removal and yeast removal helps in reversal of symptoms. An excerpt from this video:

But Crohn's is not the only autoimmune disease with increased yeast antibodies. The same has been found in lupus patients, and rheumatoid arthritis, another joint disease called ankylosing spondylitis, autoimmune liver disease, and autoimmune thyroid disease. So, might avoiding yeast help those conditions, too? They haven't been put to the test, but hidradenitis suppurativa has. What is that?" [see the video for details]

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