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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2021; 27(34): 5775-5792
Published online Sep 14, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i34.5775
Dietary intake in patients with chronic pancreatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Qurat Ul Ain, Yasir Bashir, Linda Kelleher, David M Bourne, Suzanne M Egan, Jean McMahon, Laura Keaskin, Oonagh M Griffin, Kevin C Conlon, Sinead N Duggan
Qurat Ul Ain, Yasir Bashir, Suzanne M Egan, Laura Keaskin, Oonagh M Griffin, Kevin C Conlon, Sinead N Duggan, Professorial Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 24 D24 NR0A, Ireland
Linda Kelleher, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24 D24 NR0A, Ireland
David M Bourne, Department of Newcastle Nutrition, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE77DN, United Kingdom
Jean McMahon, Library and Information Services Tallaght, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24 D24 NR0A, Ireland
Oonagh M Griffin, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 4 D04 T6F4, Ireland
Author contributions: Ul Ain Q, Egan SM, McMahon J, Conlon KC and Duggan SN contributed to design of study; Ul Ain Q and Bashir Y contributed to acquisition of data, independent reviewer; Ul Ain Q, Bashir Y, and Duggan SN contributed to analysis and interpretation of data; Ul Ain Q and Duggan SN drafted and finally approved the article; Bashir Y, Kelleher L, Bourne DM, Egan SM, McMahon J, Griffin OM and Conlon KC critically revised and finally approved the article; Kelleher L, Bourne DM, Egan SM, McMahon J, Keaskin L, Griffin OM and Conlon KC contributed to interpretation of data; Duggan SN conceived the study, and is the overall guarantor of the study.
Supported by The Meath Foundation of Tallaght University Hospital, No. 117/2020.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Corresponding author: Sinead N Duggan, RD, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Professorial Surgical Unit, Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 24 D24 NR0A, Ireland. duggansi@tcd.ie
Received: February 26, 2021
Peer-review started: February 26, 2021
First decision: May 1, 2021
Revised: May 26, 2021
Accepted: August 18, 2021
Article in press: August 18, 2021
Published online: September 14, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Patients with chronic pancreatitis appear to have a similar dietary intake to heathy controls, however, this diet may be made up of alcohol-derived calories to a considerable degree. This may account for the poor nutritional status frequently observed in this population.