What do systematic reviews say?

One‐food elimination diet vs four‐food elimination diet

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Medical treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

One‐food elimination diet vs four‐food elimination diet

• Medical treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 34 participants
  Very low

One‐food elimination diet vs four‐food elimination diet

It is very uncertain whether one‐food elimination diet changes withdrawals due to adverse events at 12 weeks compared with four‐food elimination diet (very low certainty).

• Medical treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.33 [0.11, 0.98]
  1 study · 63 participants
  Very low

One‐food elimination diet vs six‐food elimination diet

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Medical treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

One‐food elimination diet vs six‐food elimination diet

• Medical treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 129 participants
  Very low

One‐food elimination diet vs six‐food elimination diet

It is very uncertain whether one‐food elimination diet changes histological improvement at 6 weeks (dichotomous) compared with six‐food elimination diet (very low certainty).

• Medical treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.85 [0.54, 1.33]
  1 study · 129 participants
  Very low

One‐food elimination diet vs six‐food elimination diet

• Medical treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 129 participants
  Very low

One‐food elimination diet vs six‐food elimination diet

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Medical treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

One‐food elimination diet vs six‐food elimination diet

• Medical treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 129 participants
  Very low

One‐food elimination diet vs six‐food elimination diet

It is very uncertain whether one‐food elimination diet changes withdrawals due to adverse events compared with six‐food elimination diet (very low certainty).

• Medical treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.62 [0.11, 3.57]
  1 study · 129 participants
  Very low

Dietary interventions vs diet and physical activity interventions combined

• Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 3971 participants
  High

Dietary interventions vs diet and physical activity interventions combined

• Interventions for preventing obesity in children 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 3971 participants
  High

Intervention diet vs usual on‐treatment diet

• Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 50 participants
  Low

Intervention diet vs usual on‐treatment diet

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention diet vs usual on‐treatment diet

Summary of findings: Diet interventions showed no clear difference in diarrhoea (grade 2+) compared with usual on‐treatment diet (low certainty).

• Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.79 [0.45, 1.38]
  1 study · 50 participants
  Low

Intervention diet vs usual on‐treatment diet

Summary of findings: Diet interventions showed no clear difference in QOL scores (IBDQ) (higher scores better) compared with usual on‐treatment diet (low certainty).

• Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 4.6
  1 study · 50 participants
  Low
• Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 119 participants
  GRADE not reported
• Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 2.4
  1 study · 76 participants
  Low

Intervention diet vs usual on‐treatment diet

Summary of findings: Diet interventions showed no clear difference in diarrhoea (grade 1+) compared with usual on‐treatment diet (low certainty).

• Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.74 [0.45, 1.23]
  1 study · 119 participants
  Low

Intervention diet vs usual on‐treatment diet

Summary of findings: Diet interventions showed no clear difference in mean GI symptom scores (Vaizey scale) (higher scores better) compared with usual on‐treatment diet (low certainty).

• Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 70 participants
  Low

Intervention diet vs usual on‐treatment diet

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Ketogenic diet (KD) vs usual care

It is very uncertain whether ketogenic diet (KD) changes seizure freedom (100% reduction in seizure frequency) compared with usual care (very low certainty).

• Ketogenic diets for drug‐resistant epilepsy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 3.16 [1.2, 8.35]
  4 studies · 385 participants
  Very low