Volume 71, Issue 4 pp. 533-535
Short Communication: Gastroenterology: Celiac Disease

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Booming Gluten-free Market and Fostering Healthy Dietary Habits in Children With Celiac Disease

Joseph Runde

Corresponding Author

Joseph Runde

Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Joseph Runde, DO, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Comer Children's Hospital, The University of Chicago Medicine, 5721 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60638 (e-mail: [email protected]).Search for more papers by this author
Macy Mears

Macy Mears

Celiac Disease Center, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL

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Stefano Guandalini

Stefano Guandalini

Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL

Celiac Disease Center, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL

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Hilary Jericho

Hilary Jericho

Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL

Celiac Disease Center, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL

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First published: 02 July 2020
Citations: 5

Dr Joseph Runde, DO is the guarantor of the article.

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

ABSTRACT

An expanding gluten-free marketplace has left children with celiac disease and their families with a host of new dietary options. The quality of these foods is inconsistent and processed items may be high in caloric content while lacking nutritional value. Assessing the dietary preferences of a cohort of children with celiac disease via cross-sectional survey, we find that these processed food items have become a staple of the gluten-free diet, and in many cases, these foods are consumed to the exclusion of healthy alternatives. Furthermore, children with celiac disease and their families become less interested in dietary education over time, indicating that the greatest opportunity for imparting a healthy diet may occur at the time of diagnosis.

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