Changes of body mass index in celiac children on a gluten-free diet

• Published in: Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 177 - 182
• Main Authors: Brambilla, P., Picca, M., Dilillo, D., Meneghin, F., Cravidi, C., Tischer, M.C., Vivaldo, T., Bedogni, G., Zuccotti, G.V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; adults; Body Composition; Body Mass Index; Cardiovascular; Celiac disease; Celiac Disease - complications; Celiac Disease - diet therapy; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; complications; diet therapy; Diet, Gluten-Free; Epidemiology; etiology; Female; gender; Gluten-free diet; Humans; Male; obesity; Obesity - etiology; patients; pediatricians; Pediatrics; Pediatrics - statistics & numerical data; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; risk; statistics & numerical data; Tertiary Care Centers; Tertiary Care Centers - statistics & numerical data; Thinness; Thinness - etiology; underweight; Gluten-free diet; Celiac disease; Body mass index; Children; Adolescents; Epidemiology

Studies of adults and children with celiac disease (CD) performed mostly in tertiary care centers have reported an increased risk of overweight during gluten-free diet (GFD). We measured body mass index (BMI) of CD children followed by family pediatricians in order to estimate prevalence of underwei...