#Modifying infants diet may reduce celiac disease risk, Swedish study suggestsceliac disease is much more common in Sweden than in the rest of Europe and the U s. but may be prevented with gradually introducing gluten-containing foods to breast-feeding infants according to a comprehensive study led by researchers at Ume㥠University. Celiac disease also known as gluten intolerance is a chronic disease whose only treatment is a lifelong strict gluten-free diet i e. to exclude anything that contains wheat rye or barley. Until the 1970s celiac disease was unusual and was diagnosed in only 0. 001%of all children. Between 1984 and 1996 however Sweden was hit by an epidemic of celiac disease in children under 2 years of age. A fourfold increase in incidence of clinically detected disease followed by a comparable decrease decade later was conï rmed through the National Swedish Childhood Celiac disease Register. Something similar had never been seen before anywhere in the world. Through further investigation of the epidemic researchers have shown now that celiac disease currently affects up to 3%of all young people. Two-thirds of them have received still not diagnosis and treatment. It is shown also that the risk of developing the disease can be reduced when the child is breastfed and preferably starting with small amounts of gluten while breastfeeding is still ongoing. These findings have contributed to the current Swedish recommendations on infant nutrition and has influenced recently also the recommendations in the rest of Europe and in the United states. We now have proven this way of introducing gluten reduces the risk of getting celiac disease says Dr. Anneli Ivarsson. The findings in the study published online Feb 18 and in the March print issue of the journal Pediatrics are based on ETICS--Exploring the Iceberg of Celiacs in Sweden which is part of the Preventcd European project ETICS is a screening study conducted in 2005-2011 among 12-year-olds born during the epidemic (1993) and after (1997). Invited in the study were more than 18000 sixth graders from five locations in Sweden: Lund Växjã Norrkã ping Norrtã¤lje and Umeã¥. Among them 69%were given blood tests. The blood samples were analysed for celiac disease and the children who had elevated levels were called to the nearest pediatric clinic for a small intestinal biopsy to check for disease suspicion. In summary for a twelve year period starting in 1984 Sweden experienced a unique epidemic of celiac disease in the youngest children. It was developed by a decade of adverse infant nutrition and Sweden has by far the highest incidence of celiac disease in Europe and the United states. It is estimated that there are upwards of 150000 people with celiac disease in Sweden of which about 100000 have not yet received proper diagnosis and treatment. Increased attention is needed at all for so many victims as possible to get the proper diagnosis and treatmentceliac disease is much more common in Sweden than in the rest of Europe and the U s. but may be prevented with gradually introducing gluten-containing foods to breast-feeding infants according to a comprehensive study led by researchers at Ume㥠University. Celiac disease also known as gluten intolerance is a chronic disease whose only treatment is a lifelong strict gluten-free diet i e. to exclude anything that contains wheat rye or barley. Until the 1970s celiac disease was unusual and was diagnosed in only 0. 001%of all children. Between 1984 and 1996 however Sweden was hit by an epidemic of celiac disease in children under 2 years of age. A fourfold increase in incidence of clinically detected disease followed by a comparable decrease decade later was conï rmed through the National Swedish Childhood Celiac disease Register. Something similar had never been seen before anywhere in the world. Through further investigation of the epidemic researchers have shown now that celiac disease currently affects up to 3%of all young people. Two-thirds of them have received still not diagnosis and treatment. It is shown also that the risk of developing the disease can be reduced when the child is breastfed and preferably starting with small amounts of gluten while breastfeeding is still ongoing. These findings have contributed to the current Swedish recommendations on infant nutrition and has influenced recently also the recommendations in the rest of Europe and in the United states. The researcher team led Dr. Anneli Ivarsson at the Department of public health and Clinical Medicine speculate that there may be a window of opportunity in which an infanwe now have proven this way of introducing gluten reduces the risk of getting celiac disease says Dr . Anneli Ivarsson. The findings in the study published online Feb 18 and in the March print issue of the journal Pediatrics are based on ETICS--Exploring the Iceberg of Celiacs in Sweden which is part of the Preventcd European project ETICS is a screening study conducted in 2005-2011 among 12-year-olds born during the epidemic (1993) and after (1997). Invited in the study were more than 18000 sixth graders from five locations in Sweden: Lund Växjã Norrkã ping Norrtã¤lje and Umeã¥. Among them 69%were given blood tests. The blood samples were analysed for celiac disease and the children who had elevated levels were called to the nearest pediatric clinic for a small intestinal biopsy to check for disease suspicion. In summary for a twelve year period starting in 1984 Sweden experienced a unique epidemic of celiac disease in the youngest children. It was developed by a decade of adverse infant nutrition and Sweden has by far the highest incidence of celiac disease in Europe and the United states. It is estimated that there are upwards of 150000 people with celiac disease in Sweden of which about 100000 have not yet received proper diagnosis and treatment. Increased attention is needed at all for so many victims as possible to get the proper diagnosis and treatmentstory Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Ume㥠University. Note: Materials may be edited for content and length. Journal Reference n
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