Natasha Haskey PhD RD 👩‍🔬🔬🍉

PhD Dietitian | Nutrition for Digestive Health | Research Associate | Author: Gut Microbiota & Nutrition Text | #microbiome #diet #IBD

[Gastroenterology @AGA_Gastro]

💡 Study finds time-restricted feeding reduces body mass index, visceral adiposity, systemic inflammation, and clinical disease activity in adults with #CrohnsDisease. Read more at: https://t.co/bw7zpX6P7c
@nhaskeyRD

[Natasha Haskey PhD RD 👩‍🔬🔬🍉 @nhaskeyRD]

🎉 New publication on intermittent fasting in Crohn's disease!

Time-restricted feeding (16:8) over 12 weeks:
⬇️ BMI
⬇️ visceral adiposity
⬇️ Crohn’s disease activity
⬇️ pro-inflammatory adipokines

https://t.co/wO1HoX2h2b

[Tauseef Ali MD, FACG AGAF FACP @ibdtweets]

ECCO reinforces that diet is not a replacement for medical therapy, but an essential pillar in comprehensive IBD care.
Key takeaways 👇
🥣 Crohn’s disease: Evidence supports the Crohn’s Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED + partial enteral nutrition) for induction and maintenance.
🌿 Ulcerative colitis: Mediterranean-style, high-fiber diets favored in remission; avoid ultra-processed and high-fat foods.
🧫 Microbiome focus: Limit emulsifiers and artificial sweeteners; encourage prebiotic-rich foods where tolerated.
💊 Nutrition matters: Regular monitoring of vitamin D, iron, B12, and protein intake remains vital.
ECCO also calls for precision nutrition—personalized strategies guided by microbiome and metabolomic insights.

@nehagastrord @TodaysDietitian @PlantDietitian @NTforIBD @nhaskeyRD @ThereziaRD @GenelleLunken
How are you integrating dietary guidance into your IBD practice or counseling?

European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation consensus on dietary management of inflammatory bowel disease https://t.co/mJaiGmmVAF

[GI Nutrition Foundation @GI_NutritionFdn]

📢 It's a myth that you can't eat fiber if you have #IBD

@nhaskeyRD clarifies the dos and don'ts of dietary fiber in IBD

✅ Fiber boosts gut microbes with anti-inflammatory properties

✅ Tolerance varies: patients with stricturing disease should be careful about the types of fibre and texture they introduce into their diet (ask your registered dietitian for advice)

✅ If you’ve limited fiber, add it back gradually to support tolerance

[GI Nutrition Foundation @GI_NutritionFdn]

Looking to learn from @GIdietitian, @DrV_IBD, and @DrMadisonSimons providing evidence-based nutrition strategies for patients with #IBD

👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

[Natasha Haskey PhD RD 👩‍🔬🔬🍉 @nhaskeyRD]

Happy to be speaking at this event 👇

[Stephanie Lauren Gold, MD @GimdGold]

Join us for the 3rd Annual Nutrition & IBD Education Session to learn about UPFs, surgical nutrition optimization, obesity and GLP1s, diet & IBD prevention, and nutrition for patients with IBS & IBD. Registration below!
https://t.co/sUrDcaJNZ7

[Natasha Haskey PhD RD 👩‍🔬🔬🍉 @nhaskeyRD]

@nehagastrord @sabpeds @oridamas @laura_tee_mdgi @CherylharrisRD @GKochharMD @hmstaudacher @IBDimmunology @kimbralyRD @DCharabaty Congratulations - this will be such a great resource!

[Emma Halmos @EmmaHalmos]

First ever ECCO consensus on diet in IBD. Historic moment for clinical application of diet. Dietitian access to all patients for IBD recommended.
@Alice_APD @Jess_Fitz_APD @VaioSvolos @KGerasimidis @BonehRotem @LGodny @sarbagili @ProfWhelan @kgikas10

https://t.co/r2PCcrzbFZ

[Genelle Lunken @GenelleLunken]

Must-have resource - IBS For Dummies (https://t.co/HCSPgNzcGr) by @bykriscampbell, @nhaskeyRD & Dr. Maitreyi Raman.
Easy to read, science-based guide for clinicians & patients—covering emerging treatments, eating well with IBS (including recipes) & the gut-brain connection.

[GutMicrobiota Health @GMFHx]

Looking for a summer reading on which dietary and non-dietary options are science-backed for #IBS?

🎓 @nhaskeyRD, @bykriscampbell & Dr. Maitreyi Raman have just published this new book designed to help those living with IBS

👇👇👇

[GI Nutrition Foundation @GI_NutritionFdn]

What if metabolites produced by a Mediterranean diet contribute to its benefits in #ulcerativecolitis❓

@nhaskeyRD & colleagues found that following a Med diet is associated with specific metabolite changes linked to ⬇ inflammation in UC:

✅ ⬇ fecal sphingolipids

💡 These are components of the intestinal cell membrane involved in initiating the inflammatory cascade

✅ ⬇ corticosterone and cortisol levels

💡 This might contribute to a better intestinal barrier and can trigger flares in IBD

✅ Gut microbes help predict which patients with UC will respond to the Med diet

💡 Individuals with ⬇ Bacteroidia in their stool at baseline were less likely to respond positively

✅ ⬆ pesticides, herbicides, environmental chemicals, food additives, and flavorings

💡 Even a healthy diet, such as Med diet, poses potential risks that should be further evaluated in people with IBD

📚 @nhaskeyRD et al. @AGA_GHAdvances. 2025;4:100606.

[Natasha Haskey PhD RD 👩‍🔬🔬🍉 @nhaskeyRD]

Final publication of my PhD work demonstrating some potential hypotheses on how the metabolites produced by a Mediterranean diet contribute to beneficial health effects in UC ⬇️

[Gastroenterology @AGA_Gastro]

From GHA ➡️ The Mediterranean diet is linked to health-promoting gut microbes. This study highlights diet can drive beneficial changes in gut chemicals, offering potential to reduce inflammation in ulcerative colitis.
👨‍⚕️ @nhaskeyRD
Read now 🔗 https://t.co/YoP27CYchf

[American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) @AmerGastroAssn]

Today is #WorldIBDDay and we join IBD warriors, health care providers, researchers, & caretakers to raise awareness & make #IBDvisible! Use these toolkits to help guide your care for patients.

💜 #Crohns toolkit: https://t.co/cDRfdQqzXf.
💜 #UC toolkit: https://t.co/9R9PymCe4u.

[Crohn's and Colitis Canada @getgutsycanada]

This World IBD Day, we're shining a light on the 322,000+ Canadians living with Crohn's or colitis—people like Katryna, who faced her wedding day amidst a flare-up.

Read her full story: https://t.co/FHAbOeFkRq

[Kelly Issokson MS RD CSDH LDN CNSC (she/her) @GIdietitian]

This #WorldIBDday let’s bring awareness to nutrition therapy and its pivotal role in IBD care. Diet matters and can help:
-nutrition status
-quality of life
-manage disease & symptoms
-improve outcomes & response to therapy
-surgical outcomes
…and more!

Cheers!

[GI Nutrition Foundation @GI_NutritionFdn]

Food intolerances are common in #IBD

@AlbertoCaminer7 @LabCaminero shows gut inflammation facilitates food related immune reactions and sensitization to dairy proteins

#DDW2025 @DDWMeeting

[GI Nutrition Foundation @GI_NutritionFdn]

A fiber-deficient diet results in gut microbiota irreversible losses over generations

@GardnerPhD

#DDW2025 @DDWMeeting

[GI Nutrition Foundation @GI_NutritionFdn]

Nutrition occupied a central space at the 20th ECCO conference

💡Here we bring you the most relevant nutritional highlights from bench to bedside:

✅ Genes and lifestyle work together in shaping IBD risk:

🔸 Methionine, folate, choline, and betaine, which are highly found in fruits, green leafy vegetables, and legumes, can act as methyl donors or cofactors for enzymes that shape gene expression

🔸 People with the highest dietary methyl donor's intake had a ⬇ risk of UC and CD (risk stronger for heavy smokers and people exposed to air pollution)

✅ New ECCO consensus on diet and nutrition in IBD is coming @VaioSvolos @PaedsRH

✅ Just because a diet is plant-based doesn't mean it's healthy

🥧🧁🍟🧃Unhealthy plant-based diets (refined grains, sugary beverages) are linked to:
-Higher IBD risk
-Double risk of IBD-related surgery

🥦🍓🍊☕️ Emphasizing whole, minimally processed plant foods (fruits, vegetables, whole grains) is associated with:
-A 25% lower IBD risk
-A 50% lower risk of IBD-related surgery

✅ An exclusive whole-food diet is comparable to an only-liquid diet for:
🔸inducing clinical and biological remission
🔸in children and young adults with mild-moderate uncomplicated CD

✅ First clinical trial to show restricting food additive emulsifiers may improve CD @ProfWhelan @AaronBancil

✅ Depression and lack of exercise were potentially modifiable factors associated with increased risk of hard flare in UC and IBD unclassified @LauranneDerikx

📚 Read the full article in the first comment

#ECCO2025

[Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology @TAGastroenterol]

This study explores how the Crohn’s Disease Therapeutic Diet Intervention influences fatty acid composition & oxidative stress. Findings suggest increased n-3 PUFA intake & reduced pro-inflammatory markers, supporting dietary strategies in #CrohnsDisease
🔗https://t.co/L7SVmOTgXw

[Natasha Haskey PhD RD 👩‍🔬🔬🍉 @nhaskeyRD]

@jamesa_king @cddw_clm @CDDWcanada @CanGastroAssn You rocked it 🤩