Accumulation of Heavy Metals in People on a Gluten-Free Diet

• Published in: Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 244 - 251
• Main Authors: Raehsler, Stephanie L., Choung, Rok Seon, Marietta, Eric V., Murray, Joseph A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bioaccumulation of Metals; Blood Chemical Analysis; Celiac Disease; Celiac Disease - therapy; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet, Gluten-Free; Environmental Pollutants - analysis; Female; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Gluten-Free Diet; Heavy Metals; Humans; Male; Metals, Heavy - analysis; Middle Aged; Urine - chemistry; Young Adult; CD; GFD; Heavy Metals; CI; tTG; Celiac Disease; EMA; OSHA; NHANES; Bioaccumulation of Metals; Gluten-Free Diet; tissue transglutaminase; endomysial antibody; confidence interval; Occupational Safety and Health Administration; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Specific foods such as fish and rice have high concentrations of metals such as arsenic, mercury, lead, cadmium, and cobalt. Many gluten-free diets (GFDs) include these foods, so we evaluated whether a GFD was associated with increased metal bioaccumulation. We performed a population-based, cross-se...