Effect of Mediterranean Diet in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inclusion Criteria: 18 years old or older Meet classification criteria for inflammatory bowel disease including those with mild to moderate Crohn's Disease as defined by a Crohn's disease activity index between 150-450, with fecal calprotectin>250, within 1 month of enrollment. Exclusion Criteria: Unable to provide informed consent History of or current drug abuse Pregnancy Start or change in dose of standard-of-care treatment within 12 weeks of the screening Known allergy to any component of the proposed diet Subjects with significant other medical or psychiatric comorbidities and /or medication use which in physician's clinical judgment might difficult the interpretation of the results Patients that are not on a stable dose of medications, for instance, steroids, in between samples collection Patients on antibiotics Patients with C difficile infection within 4 weeks of enrollment