Does the Healthy Eating Index and Mediterranean Diet Score Identify the Nutritional Adequacy of Dietary Patterns in Chronic Pancreatitis?

Background: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive, irreversible disease characterized by maldigestion and frequently accompanied by epigastric pain, exocrine insufficiency, and/or endocrine insufficiency. There is limited information about the dietary patterns in CP from which to guide medical nutrition therapy recommendations.

Methods: Study design was a cross-sectional, case-control study comparing subjects with CP (n = 52) to healthy controls (n = 48).