Dietary Purple Potato Supplementation Ameliorates Gut Inflammation and Associated Colitis

Objectives The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is rapidly increasing worldwide. Patients with IBD experience increased susceptibility to colorectal cancer and are associated with morbidity and mortality. Diets are known factors associated with IBD. This study examined the beneficial effects of dietary purple potato against spontaneous colitis and improving gut microbiota in interleukin (IL)-10-deficient mice, a commonly used IBD mice model.