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Celiac disease in children with focus on symptoms and quality of life Open
The treatment for celiac disease (CD) consist of adhering to a gluten-free diet (GFD). Studies have reported that an appropriate and close nutritional assessment would be beneficial in improving symptoms and quality of life (QoL). This stu…
Effectiveness of a nutrition education programme for individuals with celiac disease and their supporters through social media (GLUTLEARN project) Open
Social networks give advantages for promoting nutrition education. Nevertheless, it is important to feed these nets with reliable information. The GLUTLEARN program is a valuable method for delivering reliable and current education about C…
Knowledge Gaps in Gluten-Free Diet Awareness among Patients and Healthcare Professionals: A Call for Enhanced Nutritional Education Open
Diet is the only treatment for celiac disease (CeD), and good adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) is the only way to ensure complete remission and to prevent complications. Limited education about the disease and a GFD is an attributing …
FODMAP Content Like-by-like Comparison in Spanish Gluten-free and Gluten-containing Cereal-based Products Open
Gluten-free foods (GF) availability on supermarket shelves is growing and it is expected to continue expanding in the years ahead. These foods have been linked to a lower content of fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosacchari…
Holistic Approach to Celiac Patient Support: Nutritional Education of the Social Environment of People with Celiac Disease Open
Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic, multifactorial and autoimmune-based disease. Genetically predisposed individuals respond to gluten by triggering an immune response resulting in various gastrointestinal and extra intestinal symptoms. The …
Study Protocol for a Controlled Trial of Nutrition Education Intervention about Celiac Disease in Primary School: ZELIAKIDE Project Open
The only treatment for celiac disease (CD) is a strict and lifelong gluten-free diet (GFD), which must be safe and nutritionally balanced. Avoiding gluten brings difficulties with following the diet and can affect the social life of people…
Uncovering the Concerns and Needs of Individuals with Celiac Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study Open
The treatment for celiac disease (CD) involves a strict gluten-free diet, which can be challenging and lead to questions for patients. Pinpointing these uncertainties can enable the creation of efficient educational resources. In this stud…
Gluten-Free Products: Do We Need to Update Our Knowledge? Open
The gluten-free (GF) food market has been growing exponentially in recent years. However, GF products could contribute to imbalanced diets. The main objective of the present work was to perform a temporal nutritional comparison of GF foods…
Application of a Platform for Gluten-Free Diet Evaluation and Dietary Advice: From Theory to Practice Open
The present work aimed to analyze, through the GlutenFreeDiet digital platform, the evolution over one year of the nutritional status, dietary profile and symptoms present among celiac people on a gluten-free diet (GFD) while receiving ind…
Nutritional Imbalances in Adult Celiac Patients Following a Gluten-Free Diet Open
Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune disorder of the small intestine, whose only effective treatment is a gluten-free diet (GFD). It is characterized by the atrophy of the intestinal villi that leads to altered nutrient absorption. …
One-year follow-up of the nutritional status of celiac people on a gluten-free diet Open
Background The gluten-free diet (GFD), the only effective treatment for celiac disease, is usually nutritionally imbalanced. The present work aimed to analyze the evolution of the nutritional status, dietary profile, and symptoms present a…
New Software for Gluten-Free Diet Evaluation and Nutritional Education Open
Following a gluten-free diet (GFD) is the only treatment for celiac disease. This diet must ensure the absence of gluten but also needs to be nutritionally balanced. Dietitians working in this field cannot properly evaluate energy and nutr…
Celiac Male’s Gluten-Free Diet Profile: Comparison to that of the Control Population and Celiac Women Open
The aim of the present work was to analyze the body composition and dietary profile of Spanish celiac men and to compare them to control men and celiac women from our previous studies. Forty-two celiac men (31.5 ± 11.9 years) were recruite…
Gluten-free-rendered products contribute to imbalanced diets in children and adolescents with celiac disease Open
Even though celiac children and adolescents' diet is unhealthy due to its inappropriate dietary pattern, following a diet based on GF products raises extra difficulty in complying with the nutritional recommendations.
Evolution of Gluten Content in Cereal-Based Gluten-Free Products: An Overview from 1998 to 2016 Open
The treatment of Celiac disease consists in a strict lifelong gluten-free (GF) diet. As the ingestion of small amounts can have damaging complications, there has been an ongoing discussion regarding the safe threshold for dietary residual …