Tag: coeliac disease

Early Introduction of Gluten May Prevent Coeliac Disease in Children

September 28, 2020Diet

Introducing high doses of gluten from four months of age into infants’ diets could prevent them from developing coeliac disease, a study has found. These results from the Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) Study, published today in JAMA Pediatrics, by researchers from King’s College London, Guy’s…

Gluten in Wheat: What Has Changed During 120 Years of Breeding?

August 11, 2020Diet

In recent years, the number of people affected by coeliac disease, wheat allergy or gluten or wheat sensitivity has risen sharply. But why is this the case? Could it be that modern wheat varieties contain more immunoreactive protein than in the past? Results from a…