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Cooking classes improve diet adherence, quality of life in celiac
SAN DIEGO — A series of cooking courses helped patients with celiac disease improve adherence to a gluten-free diet and their quality of life, according to data from a pilot study presented at Digestive Disease Week.
Healio to report live from DDW 2019
SAN DIEGO — Over the next four days, the gastroenterology community will convene in the San Diego Convention Center for Digestive Disease Week 2019, the specialty’s largest scientific conference.
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Nutrition Quickchat
In this episode, registered dietitian at Cedars-Sinai, Kelly Issokson, gives a basic overview of the role of RDs in clinical practice, nutrition pearls, useful diets like low-FODMAP and EEN, and dispels some of the current snake oil being touted in the wellness space.
Nearly 25% of kids with autism have pica
Nearly one-quarter of children with autism spectrum disorder have pica — an eating disorder involving the eating of nonfood items — according to research presented at the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference.
Novel algorithm assesses risk for progression to celiac disease in children
Researchers have developed a new algorithm to help assess risk for villous atrophy in children with potential celiac disease and identify which patients can hold off on immediately switching to a gluten-free diet.
Budesonide possible treatment option for acute gluten exposure
A small case series conducted by researchers from the Celiac Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center highlighted the potential of an enteric-release, oral budesonide as a treatment for acute reactions to gluten exposure in patients with celiac disease.
Fighting an 'invisible epidemic' during Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month
Faced with an increasing incidence and prevalence of autoimmune disease in the United States —approximately 23.5 million Americans are affected across the country, according to the NIH — Bonnie Feldman, MBA, DDS, says it is time to acknowledge what she calls “an invisible epidemic.”
Childhood exposure to systemic antibiotics linked to celiac disease
Exposure to systemic antibiotics in the first year of life may be a risk factor for later development of celiac disease, according to results of an observational study published in Gastroenterology.
Early enterovirus infection could trigger celiac disease in susceptible children
An enterovirus infection in early childhood could be a trigger for the development of celiac disease in children with increased genetic risk for the disease, according to data published in The BMJ.
Many children with celiac disease are lost to follow-up
One-quarter of children with celiac disease were lost to follow-up within a year of diagnosis and some failed to even see a gastroenterologist after their diagnostic biopsy, according to research published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
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