HEALTHY DIETS AND SCIENCE: Gluten in the diet can stunt childrens growth

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Sunday, 9 May 2010

Gluten in the diet can stunt childrens growth

Published in Klin Wochenschr 1991 Nov 15; 69(18):825-9.

Growth failure and insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) in childhood celiac disease.
Eichler I, Frisch H, Granditsch G

This study can be accessed at: http://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/ebm/record/1770750/abstract/Growth_failure_and_insulin_like_growth_factor__IGF_I__in_childhood_celiac_disease_

The results of the study indicate that significant reduction in insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) levels (which are needed for normal growth levels) in childhood celiac disease (CCD) patients occurs after prolonged gluten exposure. However on a gluten free diet they showed rapid reversal of reduced IGF-I values.

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