Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Following gluten-free diet for celiac disease
Dear Mayo Clinic: If someone has been diagnosed with celiac disease but has never had any symptoms, would eating a gluten-free diet still be necessary?
Jul 8, 2016
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Celiac Disease
Diabetes
Gluten-free diet beneficial in T1D with concurrent celiac disease
(HealthDay)—For children with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the negative influence of celiac disease (CD) on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) can be improved by adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD), according to a ...
Jun 17, 2016
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Pediatrics
The gluten-free diet in children: Do the risks outweigh the benefits?
The prevalence of celiac disease (CD), an autoimmune disease, is increasing. The only treatment for CD is a gluten-free diet. However, the increasing prevalence of CD does not account for the disproportionate increase in ...
May 13, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
In US, celiac disease diagnosis is most common among patients with Punjabi ancestry
About 1.8 million Americans have celiac disease, an immune-based condition brought on by the consumption of gluten in genetically susceptible patients. Among patients diagnosed with celiac disease by small intestinal biopsy ...
May 9, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study discovers link between celiac disease risk and a noncoding RNA
Researchers have identified a common variant in a non-coding RNA that may contribute to the intestinal inflammation that occurs in people with celiac disease. The findings point to a possible new risk factor for developing ...
Mar 31, 2016
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Pediatrics
New, non-invasive method allows to determine whether a child is celiac or not with just a puncture in the finger
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have developed a new, simple and non invasive method that determines whether a child aged two to four suffers from celiac disease without the necessity of a blood extraction.
Mar 11, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New guidelines reverse previous recommendations on gluten introduction to prevent celiac disease
Based on new evidence, the age of introduction of gluten into the infant diet—or the practice of introducing gluten during breast-feeding—does not reduce the risk of celiac disease in infants at risk, according to a Position ...
Jan 19, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feeding at-risk infants gluten increases risk of developing celiac disease
Intake of gluten up until two years of age increases risk of celiac disease at least two-fold in children with genetic risk factors for this disease, according a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ...
Nov 12, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lifestyle a risk factor for celiac disease
Celiac disease incidence has increased among Swedish children between 2 to 15 years. The significant escalation in celiac disease can be associated with planned caesarean sections, urinary tract infections during pregnancy, ...
Nov 2, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
No increased dementia risk found in diagnosed celiac patients
A new and comprehensive study by investigators at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center has found that celiac patients are at no increased risk for dementia before or after their diagnosis of celiac ...
Oct 19, 2015
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