Specific Carbohydrate Diet Association

Dr. David Suskind, MD, presents “Nutrition and Immune Balance: Learnings from Inflammatory Bowel Disease” as part of the 2022 Speaker Series hosted by the Specific Carbohydrate Diet Association (SCDA).

In this clinically focused presentation, Dr. Suskind explores the relationship between nutrition, immune regulation, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with particular attention to dietary approaches such as the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). Dr. Suskind discusses how nutrition may influence immune balance in the gastrointestinal tract and why dietary therapy continues to be an important area of investigation in inflammatory bowel disease.

Dr. Suskind is the Director of Clinical Gastroenterology at Seattle Children’s Hospital and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. An internationally recognized expert in pediatric intestinal diseases, his work has centered on both clinical care and research related to Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and IBD-related immune dysfunction. Drawing from years of clinical experience and research,

This presentation aligns with the Specific Carbohydrate Diet Association’s mission to educate, support, and empower individuals, families, clinicians, and researchers through evidence-informed discussion and lived experience.

Dr. David Suskind presents The Power of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease at the SCDROCKS Conference, hosted by the Specific Carbohydrate Diet Association (SCDA).

In this presentation, Dr. Suskind discusses the role of dietary approaches, including the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), in the context of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). He shares clinical and research-informed perspectives on how nutrition may influence gut health and why diet has become an important area of interest in IBD care.

David Suskind, MD, is Director of Clinical Gastroenterology at Seattle Children’s Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. An expert in intestinal diseases, Dr. Suskind has dedicated much of his career to the clinical care and research of inflammatory bowel disease.

The Specific Carbohydrate Diet Association (SCDA) was created in 2018 as a US IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit to raise awareness of the benefits of the Specific Carbohydrate Diet™ (SCD™) while unifying the Community including followers, parents, caregivers, doctors, clinicians, companies and others around the world. We provide resources, support, guidance and inspiration via social media platforms and conferences for the public and community to learn, network and support each other. And, we promote research of the SCD around the world. Our EIN# 82-3941674.

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