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03.04.2017 | Book Review
Celiac Disease – A Comprehensive Guide: Pankaj Vohra (ed)
Published by National Book Trust; First Edition: 2016; ISBN: 978–81–237-7942-3; Price: Rs. 185
verfasst von:
Praveen Kumar
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 7/2017
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Excerpt
Celiac disease is being diagnosed increasingly in India. It has a wide range of presentations and the severity is variable. Treatment is simple, in the sense that only dietary restrictions are required but is challenging because it requires complete avoidance of gluten containing diets. Most of the food items which are being used in high prevalence states contain gluten. Lack of awareness, misconceptions and social pressure makes things further complicated. Dietary transgression is not uncommon when information is incomplete. …