Celiac.com 04/18/2017 - Even though gluten-free diets are more popular than ever, researchers still don't have much good data on gluten intake and long-term health.
A team of researchers recently set out to assess three large cohort studies, the Nurses' Health Study (NHS, n=69,276), the NHSII (n=88,610), and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS, n=41,908), and to estimate gluten intake using a validated food-frequency questionnaire collected every 2-4 years. The research team included Geng Zong, of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA; Benjamin Lebwohl, Celiac Disease Center, Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; Frank Hu, Laura Sampson, Lauren Dougherty, Walter Willett, Andrew Chan, and Qi Sun, of...

Celiac.com 07/06/2017 - Each New Year you will find a plethora of articles on weight loss. Unfortunately, for those with celiac disease, weight loss is not always an issue, but for some the opposite is true. Though much false information in the medical community remains, such as "you must be underweight to have celiac disease", there are many who are overweight. Whether you want to gain or lose weight, they have one thing in common, the need for nutritious food, and food that does not cause inflammation in the body.
If you look at autoimmune diseases, in general, you will notice they have one thing in common, inflammation. Celiac disease – inflammation of the small intestines; multiple sclerosis – inflammation of the central nervous system, Grave's disease – inflammation of the t...

Celiac.com 10/14/2024 - Celiac disease has long been associated with symptoms like malnutrition and weight loss due to malabsorption issues caused by damage to the small intestine. However, recent studies suggest that the presentation of celiac disease may be changing. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the prevalence of obesity, overweight, and underweight in patients newly diagnosed with celiac disease. The study reviewed data from several research sources to provide a comprehensive overview of body mass index trends among those diagnosed with celiac disease before they started a gluten-free diet.
Methodology and Data Sources
The research team conducted an extensive search across multiple databases, including PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of...