Celiac Disease increase raise risk of dying

Cancer and heart disease were the main causes of death in the patients studied, and the risk was higher in people who had had small-intestinal biopsies in childhood.

According to the study, which appears in the Sept. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, risk of death increased by 39 percent in patients with celiac disease and 35 percent with latent celiac disease.

The research "reinforces the importance of celiac disease as a diagnosis that should be sought by physicians. It also suggests that more attention should be given to the lesser degrees of intestinal inflammation and gluten sensitivity," wrote researchers.

Bonnie - it's nice to see researchers are coming around with regard to the devastation that celiac can cause. And for those of you who are intolerant or celiac, please follow your gluten-free plans religiously!