Excessive intake of processed meat seems to be tied to a higher risk of death among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly Crohns disease patients, suggests new research.

Researchers noted that consumption of processed meat for more than 4 times in a week was tied to a higher risk of death among IBD patients (hazard ratio 1.53), in comparison with consumption less than once a week. Consumption of only unprocessed red meat, chicken, or fish was not associated with any increased risk of death.

Consumption of more processed meat was found to be associated with a higher risk of death in patients with Crohns disease (HR 2.01), but the same wasn’t true for those with ulcerative colitis (HR 1.27). The findings were presented during a poster presentation at the virtual Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Disease meeting… (Medpage Today)