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Which of the following statements accurately reflects information on nutritional therapy for inflammatory bowel disease in children as discussed in our text?
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a. Use of a modified Specific Carbohydrate Diet which allows some foods like rice has been shown to be just as effective in treating IBD as adherence to the Specific Carbohydrate diet.
b. Exclusive Enteral Nutrition is the most well-studied nutritional therapy for children with IBD and has been shown to be as effective as corticosteroids in promoting remission of Crohn disease in children.
c. Research data highly supports the use of total parental nutrition as a primary therapy for children with IBD.
d. Initial research findings suggest that curcumin is poorly tolerated by children and is no more effective than placebo in inducing remission in adults with ulcerative colitis.


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The statement that accurately reflects information on nutritional therapy for inflammatory bowel disease in children is:

b. Exclusive Enteral Nutrition is the most well-studied nutritional therapy for children with IBD and has been shown to be as effective as corticosteroids in promoting remission of Crohn disease in children.

Exclusive Enteral Nutrition (EEN) has indeed been shown to be an effective treatment option for children with inflammatory bowel disease, particularly in promoting remission of Crohn's disease. It has been well-studied and is considered one of the primary nutritional therapies for managing IBD in children.