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Gluten-free diet grows in popularity as celiac disease diagnoses stay steady

Gluten-free diet grows in popularity as celiac disease diagnoses stay steady

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The popularity of the gluten-free diet in recent years, regardless of being diagnosed with celiac disease or a wheat allergy, may be contributing to a steadying effect on celiac diagnoses, according to researchers.The number of people who follow gluten-free diets is far larger than the number diagnosed with celiac disease, report researchers at Rutgers University, noting the public perception of the diet's health benefits may also be helping encourage its adoption.About 1 in 41 people has celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that causes inflammation in people after consuming gluten, found in wheat, barley and rye.While researchers have cautioned following a gluten-free diet could be a threat to their health in people without celiac, calling it a "fad," many people with conditions such as non-celiac gluten or wheat sensitivity and other allergies, have benefited from adopting the diet.


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More Americans are eating gluten-free despite not having celiac disease

More Americans are eating gluten-free despite not having celiac disease

An increasing number of Americans are eating gluten-free despite not having celiac disease, the main medical reason for adopting such a diet.Between 2009-10, when 0.52% of the population ate gluten-free despite not having celiac disease, and 2013-14, when 1.69% did so, the proportion more than tripled, according to a new study published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine.In the great gluten wars, I can't sit on the fence | Arwa Mahdawi Read moreA gluten-free diet is the only treatment for celiac disease, though its use by those without a celiac diagnosis has often been debated.Between 2009-10 and 2013-14 the proportion of the 22,278 Americans surveyed in the study with celiac disease stayed roughly constant at 0.7% in 2009-10, 0.77% in 2011-12 and 0.58% in 2013-14.


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More Americans follow gluten-free diet despite stable rate of celiac disease

More Americans follow gluten-free diet despite stable rate of celiac disease

In the JournalsThe prevalence of celiac disease in the United States has plateaued, but the number of people following gluten-free diets has increased, according to findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine.Hyun-seok Kim, MD, MPH , from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and colleagues reported that these two trends may be related, as a decline in gluten consumption may contribute to the stabilization of celiac disease levels."Previous studies have reported that the prevalence of celiac disease in the United States is increasing, although these studies were limited to narrow populations and were not nationally representative," Kim and colleagues wrote."At the same time, there is a current popular trend of people following gluten-free diets, beyond what would be expected if it were solely attributable to the increasing prevalence of celiac disease.