A New Study Looks at the Long-Term Effects of a Gluten-Free Diet on Women with Celiac Disease

Note- this is a study of 51 patients 

Yes, as mentioned in the very first sentence! 😉

Good to know that research is ongoing and celiac is being recognized around the world . All 51 had macro and micro nutrient deficent gets your attention , thanks for bringing this article to us all . 

I wonder if this study group included those who were supplementing?

I think this is a very strange study.  What was their diet?  Are they allowed to choose their own food?  Nothing is mentioned.  A gluten free diet can include empty foods like all processed food.  Rice,  corn,  e.t.c.  I don't think you can conclude anything from this poor study.  People should not make assumptions based on this study.  Everyone is different and everyone  has different diets. If you're eating a varied diet including meat,  vegetables,  fruit, then you're probably not deficient.  I think it's a good idea for everyone to have their blood tested and then decide what to do.  Do not make a decision because of this study.  

I agree. It is a strange study. I still find it hard to believe that people who eliminate wheat from their diet are going to be really challenged in compensating the nutritional loss associated with enriched flour. That is, unless wheat products were the main part of their diet to begin with. I possibly can see it in third world settings but not otherwise. There are just too many other foods available to most people that possess those same nutrients.

This study seems very flawed.

The sample size is too small.

One year is hardly "long term."

Were nutrient levels measured before the study?

What sort of foods did these women have access to?

This really demonstrates how even peer-reviewed reports can not be taken at face value.

Thank you for sharing.

To All,

There is this study by the Mayo Clinic....a couple years ago.

Entitled "Micronutrient Deficiencies Are Common in Contemporary Celiac Disease Despite Lack of Overt Malabsorption Symptoms"

I wrote a blog post about it might help anyone who is following this article.

There is this study from Australia that is approx. 10 years old that shows Thiamine status goes down while on a gluten free diet......

Enitled "Nutritional inadequacies of the gluten-free diet in both recently-diagnosed and long-term patients with coeliac disease" and I would subtitle "A case for Thiamine Supplementation in Celiacs"

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23198728/

And this could explain the "Thin Villi" that Celiacs get....

In part, this triggered me to write this Posterboy blog post explaining why all Celiac's should supplement with Thiamine for at least "Season in Time" and IF I had to write it again.....I would of entitled it.....why all Celiac's should supplement with a B-Complex for a "Season in Time"

I hope this is helpful but it is not medical advice.

Posterboy by the grace of God,

"This finding is consistent with the Segura and Rosell [23] who reported that commercial GFD products often have the least nutritional value compared to gluten-rich ones." 

I think this is the key phrase in that report. Long-Term Effect of Gluten-Free Diets on Nutritional Status, Body Composition, and Associated Factors in Adult Saudi Females with Celiac Disease

Facsimile gluten foods made with gluten free ingredients are not fortified as are their gluten counterparts.