We have a podcast coming out in a few weeks – I totally suggest checking it out. We interview Danielle (our Canadian dietitian) and discuss what we learned at DDW and what it was like to ALL (minus a few) meet for the first time! Personally, I (ashley) learned where I want to put more effort in the coming years. As always, I was encouraged and motivated by the amount of effort and care for people who have IBD. So much nutrition research was available at this conference and I’m excited to be able to contribute in this space in the next 5 years (more on this on my solo podcast). Another lingering note for me was that I was encouraged to see more IBD focused dietitians coming out to these conferences. There truly aren’t a lot of us yet, but I know this will change in the coming years and that is something we also want to be a part of supporting as well as a company. Some facts that really left a mark on me were the impact of IBD on people of color: 3 million adults in the US have IBD (Crohn’s/UC specifically) Black and brown patients […]
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