Celiac Disease and Overweight in Children: An Update

Nutrients

Vincenzo Maria Di Ciommo Laurora¹  Fernanda Cristofori²  Ruggiero Francavilla²  Antonella Diamanti³  Fabio Panetta³  Francesca Bellucci³  Teresa Capriati³  Maria Sole Basso³ 

[1] Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Piazza Sant'Onofrio 4, Rome 00165, Italy;Gastroenterology Unit, Pediatric Clinic of University, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, Bari 70124, Italy;Gastroenterology-Hepatology and Nutrition Unit, "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital,Piazza Sant'Onofrio 4, Rome 00165, Italy;

关键词: celiac disease;    overweight;    obesity;    gluten free diet;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nu6010207

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The clinical presentation of celiac disease in children is very variable and differs with age. The prevalence of atypical presentations of celiac disease has increased over the past 2 decades. Several studies in adults and children with celiac disease indicate that obesity/overweight at disease onset is not unusual. In addition, there is a trend towards the development of overweight/obesity in celiac patients who strictly comply with agluten-free diet. However, the pathogenesis and clinical implications of the coexistence of classic malabsorption (e.g., celiac disease) and overweight/obesity remain unclear. This review investigated the causes and main clinical factors associated with overweight/obesity at the diagnosis of celiac disease and clarified whether gluten withdrawal affects the current trends of the nutritional status of celiac disease patients.

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