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Eating gluten early on tied to higher risk of celiac disease

  • August 26, 2019

While you may know friends or family members who have hopped on the gluten-free train, celiac disease is a medical condition that actually requires patients to live a gluten-free lifestyle. Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition that causes patients to experience a reaction in the small intestine after consuming products that contain gluten — a protein found in whole grains such as wheat, barley or rye, or its byproducts like cereal, bread and butter. The unusual reaction damages...