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Background and Aim
Although diet is one of the potential environmental factors affecting ulcerative colitis (UC), evidence is not sufficient to draw definitive conclusions. This Japanese case–control study examined the association between the consumption of coffee, other caffeine‐containing beverages and food, and total caffeine and the risk of UC.
Methods
The study involved 384 UC cases and 665...