Background: A strictly gluten-free diet (GFD) is the basis for managing celiac disease (CD). Numerous studies have reported nutritional deficiencies/imbalances ascribable to a GFD. The aim of this review is to describe nutritional deficiencies observed in children with celiac disease on a GFD, to discuss the clinical consequences related to these nutritional imbalances, and to identify strategies that may be adopted to treat them. Methods: We reviewed the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases between January 1998 and January 2019. Results: Children are, regardless of whether they are on a gluten-free diet or not, at risk of consuming too much fat and insucient fiber, iron, vitamin D, and calcium. These imbalances may be exacerbated when children are on a gluten-free diet. In particular, the intake of folate, magnesium, zinc, and foods with a high glycemic index in children with CD who are on a GFD is significantly altered. Conclusions: Therapeutic protocols should include nutritional education to help teach subjects aected by disorders such as CD the importance of labels, the choice of foods, and the combination of macro- and micronutrients. Children with CD on a GFD should be encouraged to rotate pseudo-cereals, consume gluten-free commercial products that have been fortified or enriched, and use foods that are local and naturally gluten-free.

Nutritional Deficiencies in Children with Celiac Disease Resulting from a Gluten-Free Diet. A Systematic Review / Nardo, Giovanni Di; Villa, Maria Pia; Conti, Laura; Ranucci, Giusy; Pacchiarotti, Claudia; Principessa, Luigi; Raucci, Umberto; Parisi, Pasquale. - In: NUTRIENTS. - ISSN 2072-6643. - 11:7(2019), pp. 1-12. [10.3390/nu11071588]

Nutritional Deficiencies in Children with Celiac Disease Resulting from a Gluten-Free Diet. A Systematic Review

Nardo, Giovanni Di
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Villa, Maria Pia;Conti, Laura;PACCHIAROTTI, Claudia;Principessa, Luigi;Parisi, Pasquale
2019

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Background: A strictly gluten-free diet (GFD) is the basis for managing celiac disease (CD). Numerous studies have reported nutritional deficiencies/imbalances ascribable to a GFD. The aim of this review is to describe nutritional deficiencies observed in children with celiac disease on a GFD, to discuss the clinical consequences related to these nutritional imbalances, and to identify strategies that may be adopted to treat them. Methods: We reviewed the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases between January 1998 and January 2019. Results: Children are, regardless of whether they are on a gluten-free diet or not, at risk of consuming too much fat and insucient fiber, iron, vitamin D, and calcium. These imbalances may be exacerbated when children are on a gluten-free diet. In particular, the intake of folate, magnesium, zinc, and foods with a high glycemic index in children with CD who are on a GFD is significantly altered. Conclusions: Therapeutic protocols should include nutritional education to help teach subjects aected by disorders such as CD the importance of labels, the choice of foods, and the combination of macro- and micronutrients. Children with CD on a GFD should be encouraged to rotate pseudo-cereals, consume gluten-free commercial products that have been fortified or enriched, and use foods that are local and naturally gluten-free.
2019
celiac disease; gluten-free diet; nutritional deficiencies
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Nutritional Deficiencies in Children with Celiac Disease Resulting from a Gluten-Free Diet. A Systematic Review / Nardo, Giovanni Di; Villa, Maria Pia; Conti, Laura; Ranucci, Giusy; Pacchiarotti, Claudia; Principessa, Luigi; Raucci, Umberto; Parisi, Pasquale. - In: NUTRIENTS. - ISSN 2072-6643. - 11:7(2019), pp. 1-12. [10.3390/nu11071588]
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