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Body composition, physical activity, and quality of life in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease on anti-TNF therapy-an observational follow-up study.

Kriszta Katinka BorosGábor VeresOrsolya CseprekálHajnalka Krisztina PintérÉva RichterÁron CsehAntal Dezsőfi-GottlAndrás AratóGyörgy ReuszDóra DohosKatalin Eszter Müller
Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2022)
The fat-free mass as well as PA of CD patients increased during the first six months of anti-TNF treatment. As malnutrition and inactivity affects children with IBD during an important physical and mental developmental period, encouraging them to engage in more physical activity, and monitoring nutritional status should be an important goal in patient care.
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