“…In contrast, the current figures for Cardiff (Mayberry, Rhodes and Hughes, 1979) are 4-8/105/year and 55-7/105. The possible role of diet in Crohn's disease has aroused considerable interest because several European studies (Martini and Brandes, 1976;Miller et al, 1976;Kasper et al, 1977;Mayberry, Rhodes and Newcombe, 1978;Thornton, Emmett and Heaton, 1979) have shown a difference in the consumption of carbohydrate, particularly sugar. Because of this, the authors examined some aspects of diet in patients living in Tel-Aviv and compared them with healthy controls from the same national and cultural groups.…”