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Gluten-free diet becoming more common even if celiac disease isn't

Gluten-free diet becoming more common even if celiac disease isn't

More people in the U.S. are on gluten-free diets even though the proportion of Americans with celiac disease held steady from 2009 to 2014, according to a new study.Despite the fact that gluten-free diets are not known to provide any health benefits for the general population, some people believe they benefit from going gluten-free, said lead author Dr. Hyunseok Kim, of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark."People may believe a gluten-free diet is healthier, and the diet is trendy," Kim said.To see whether the prevalence of celiac disease and the use of a gluten-free diets had increased over the past few years, Kim and his colleagues used data collected between 2009 and 2014 on 22,278 adults and children in the U.S. who were at least 6 years old and had been tested for celiac disease or interviewed about prior diagnoses.


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Gluten-free diet gains popularity, despite no rise in celiac disease

Gluten-free diet gains popularity, despite no rise in celiac disease

Though the prevalence of celiac disease in the United States has remained steady, more Americans are adopting a gluten-free diet.This is the finding of a new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.Researchers find the number of Americans adhering to a gluten-free diet is increasing.Researchers find the number of Americans adhering to a gluten-free diet is increasing.


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Nearly a million people following a gluten-free diet don't have celiac disease

Nearly a million people following a gluten-free diet don't have celiac disease

A recent study showed nearly a million people following a gluten-free diet might not need to.(Photo: M.L.Johnson, AP)About 2.7 million Americans avoid gluten in their diet, but 1.76 million have celiac disease, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine this week.Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys showed from 2009 to 2014, participants who reported having celiac didn't exceed 0.77%.