Milk and dairy product consumption in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: Helpful or harmful to bone mineral density?

•Limiting milk (M) and dairy products (DPs) consumption constitutes a risk factor of osteoporosis in patients suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).•We present the correlation between BMD and milk and DPs consumption, as well as with calcium, phosphate and parathormon and vitamin D serum concentration levels.•BMD in this group of patients may be indirectly affected by the decrease in the consumption of milk and DPs following the diagnosis of the disease.