Nutrição e Doença Celíaca – Artigo 4
Bone Mineral Density at Diagnosis of Celiac Disease and after 1 Year of Gluten-Free Diet
1. Introduction
Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic immune-mediated disorder, characterized by villus atrophy of the proximal small
intestinal mucosa and malabsorption of nutrients after the ingestion of wheat gluten or related proteinsin genetically susceptible individuals expressing the HLA class II molecules DQ2 or DQ8. Prompt clinical and histologic improvement is observed following strict adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) [1]. Several extraintestinal manifestations, including anemia, ...
Nutrição e Doença Celíaca – Artigo 3
B vitamins related to homocysteine metabolism in adults celiac disease patients: a cross-sectional study
Abstract
Background: The only treatment for celiac disease is the gluten-free diet. Few studies have assessed the nutritional
adequacy of this diet, especially of B vitamins related to homocysteine metabolism. The aim of this study was to
assess the nutritional status and serum concentrations of B vitamins involved in homocysteine metabolism, and to
determine whether the dietary intake of these vitamins are meeting Dietary Reference Intakes in celiac patients.
Methods: A cross-...
Nutrição e Doença Celíaca – Artigo 2
Analysis of the concentration of vitamin E in erythrocytes of patients with celiac disease
Abstract
Introduction: Consumption of gluten proteins leads to an enteropathy characterised by lymphocytic infiltration of mucous membrane, crypts hypertrophy, and atrophy of villi. Enteropathy leads to disturbances in the immune system as well as secondary deficiency of vitamin E.
Aim: Analysis of the concentration of vitamin E in erythrocytes of patients with celiac disease.
Material and methods: Three experimental groups were distinguished among 77 patients with histologically confirmed ...
Nutrição e Doença Celíaca – Artigo 1
An unusual case of hypercalcemia in a patient of concomitant hypoparathyroidism and celiac disease
Summary
Milk alkali syndrome has shown resurgence with increase in use of (prescription or non prescription) calcium
supplements. Cases of iatrogenic vitamin D intoxication has also increased due to increasing use of high doses of injectable vitamin D formulations by physicians, surgeons, orthopaedicians, gynecologists and other specialties inadvertently. Here, we present an unusual case of a 17-year-old boy who presented with iatrogenic hypercalcemia as a result of combination ...
