Gluten-free products for kids are very popular but a new study has advised that kids with celiac disease should not be given gluten-containing foods because these foods can cause gut problems.
Pointing to the potential gut problems, the researchers also noted that popularity of gluten-free products have been on the rise. Sales of gluten-free products are expected to jump to nearly $24 billion by the end of 2020.
Dr. Norelle Reilly, assistant professor of Pediatrics and director of Columbia University Medical Center's Pediatric Celiac Disease concluded that gluten-free diet when given to healthy children could cause more harm than good.
Shifting kids with celiac disease to a gluten-free diet hasn’t been established to cause intestinal problems, but shifting to a gluten-free diet can even deprive kids of good quality nutrition. Gluten-free processed foods lack in essential nutrients, such as vitamin B complex, vitamin D, iron, fiber, calcium and magnesium.
The study detailing the facts that must be considered before gluten is removed from children’s diet appeared in the most recent edition of the Journal of Pediatrics.
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