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Patient motivation key to gluten-free diet adherence, improved mental health outcomes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Patients with a gluten-associated disorder who perceived themselves to be competent in complying with a gluten-free diet attained better adherence, which resulted in reduced disease activity and improved mental health outcomes.
Q&A: Overcoming health disparities in celiac disease: ‘We can’t do this alone’
Only half of Americans reported being aware of celiac disease or gluten-sensitivity, with Black Americans reporting least awareness of this disease, according to “eye-opening” results from The Harris Poll on behalf of Beyond Celiac.
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VIDEO: Meal planning essential to ‘mastering gluten-free diet’ during school year
In this Healio video exclusive, Jessica Lebovits, RD, CDN, a clinical dietitian at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University, discusses tips and resources to help patients maintain a gluten-free diet throughout the school year.
FDA approves Xenpozyme, first treatment for rare acid sphingomyelinase deficiency
The FDA has approved Xenpozyme as the first treatment for patients with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency with symptoms unrelated to the central nervous system.
‘Does your gut even need healing?’: Dietitian debunks myths in trending gut health hacks
In the age of the internet and social media, one thing we can always count on is having access to a lot of information. But what happens when that information is not entirely accurate and does more damage than good?
Q&A: Liraglutide outperforms colesevelam in reducing stool frequency in bile acid diarrhea
Liraglutide reduced stool frequency in a small subset of patients with bile acid diarrhea and warrants consideration as a potential new treatment modality, according to research in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Gut microbiota dysbiosis ‘unspecific’ to microscopic colitis, shared by diarrheal diseases
Although a feature in microscopic colitis, gut microbiota dysbiosis was also observed in functional and bile acid diarrhea, indicating fecal microbial changes are not due to the disease itself, researchers noted in BMC Gastroenterology.
Beer consumption may boost gut microbiota diversity in men
Drinking one bottle of nonalcoholic or alcoholic beer daily for 4 weeks may lead to more diverse gut microbiota in men, without significantly changing body weight, BMI or cardiometabolic biomarkers, according to new research.
Celiac disease more prevalent in children with JIA than general population
Patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis have a higher prevalence of celiac disease than those without the disease, according to a short report published in Pediatric Rheumatology.
VIDEO: Patients with celiac disease report greater dating hesitancy, social anxiety
In this video, Jessica Lebovits, RD, CDN, discusses research that revealed many patients with celiac disease experience negative effects on their dating life, resulting in less adaptive eating attitudes and decreased quality of life.
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