Kristin Burke

BACKGROUND The gut microbiome is central to Crohn’s disease (CD) pathogenesis but the relative contribution of different environmental factors to disease compositional variation is unknown…

BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies have identified numerous dietary and lifestyle risk factors for Crohn’s disease (CD). However, the causal relationship between these factors and CD is unknown. Randomized trials of lifestyle interventions are unlikely to be performed due to limited feasibility…

BACKGROUND: Increased dairy consumption has been linked to the development of chronic inflammatory disorders and autoimmune diseases. Little research has been done to explore the relationship between dairy consumption and risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)…