Body composition and dietary intakes in adult celiac disease patients consuming a strict gluten-free diet
| Autor: | Clara Fredella, Luigia Prampolini, Anna Maria Giunta, Molteni N, Paolo A. Bianchi, Maria Teresa Bardella |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Glutens Bone density Nutritional Status Medicine (miscellaneous) Physiology Statistics Nonparametric Coeliac disease Body Mass Index Absorptiometry Photon Bone Density Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine medicine Humans chemistry.chemical_classification Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Body Weight nutritional and metabolic diseases Middle Aged Anthropometry medicine.disease Gluten Body Height Celiac Disease Malnutrition Endocrinology chemistry Body Composition Lean body mass Female Gluten free Energy Intake business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 72:937-939 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9165 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ajcn/72.4.937 |
| Popis: | Background Celiac disease responds to dietary gluten withdrawal, but data on the long-term effects of gluten-free diets are discordant. Objective Our aim was to evaluate the nutritional status and body composition of adult celiac disease patients consuming a gluten-free diet who were in clinical, biochemical, and histologic remission. Design We studied 71 patients (51 women and 20 men; mean age: 27 y; range: 17-58 y) and 142 healthy control subjects matched by sex and age. The subjects' height, weight, body mass index, fat and lean mass, and bone mineral content (evaluated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) were measured; a 3-d dietary questionnaire was administered; and total daily energy, fat, carbohydrate, and protein intakes were calculated. Results The weight, height, and body mass index of male celiac disease patients and the weight and body mass index of female celiac disease patients were significantly lower than the corresponding measurements in control subjects. The fat and lean mass of both male and female patients was significantly different from that of control subjects; however, bone mineral content was significantly lower only in females in whom celiac disease was diagnosed in adulthood. Total energy intake was lower in the patients than in the control subjects (9686 +/- 1569 and 11297 +/- 1318 kJ/d in males and 6736 +/- 1318 and 7740 +/- 1715 kJ/d in females), and the diet of the patients was unbalanced, with a higher percentage of energy as fat and a lower percentage of energy as carbohydrates. Conclusions Although strictly compliant with their gluten-free diet and in complete remission, patients with celiac disease showed differences in body composition and dietary intakes compared with control subjects. Strict follow-up and dietary advice in terms of the choice and composition of foods seem necessary to prevent malnutrition. |
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