Osteoporosis is increasingly recognized as a source of significant disability, an awareness
that has prompted clinicians to actively pursue the diagnosis among high-risk patients …

Secondary causes of bone loss are not often considered in patients who are diagnosed as
having osteoporosis. In some studies, 20% to 30% of postmenopausal women and more …

Osteoporotic fractures are a major public health problem. It has been estimated that in the
USA the remaining lifetime fracture risk at the age of 50 years is 40% for white women and …

Celiac disease is a permanent intolerance to dietary gluten. Its well known features are
abdominal symptoms, malabsorption of nutrients, and small-bowel mucosal inflammation …

Chronic inflammatory disorders such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) affect bone
metabolism and are frequently associated with the presence of osteoporosis. Bone loss is …

Background Patients with celiac disease have an increased risk of death from
gastrointestinal malignancies and lymphomas, but little is known about mortality from other …

Nutrient deficiencies are well recognized as secondary consequences of celiac disease
(CD) and closely related to the clinical presentation of affected patients. Despite their clinical …

Background: Celiac disease responds to dietary gluten withdrawal, but data on the long-
term effects of gluten-free diets are discordant. Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the …

Background & Aims: Studies of maternal celiac disease (CD) and fetal outcome are
inconsistent, and low statistical power is likely to have contributed to this inconsistency. We …

Background: For young people with celiac disease, adherence to the gluten-free diet may be
difficult to achieve and gluten restriction may lead to insufficient nutrient intake and …