Medicine & TechnologyBad news for those who love pasta, bread, and baked goods—eating lots of gluten-heaving foods can make you at risk of celiac disease.
Almost one-quarter of all Americans consume gluten-free diets, according to the report in 2015. Scientists found that consumption of gluten-free diet can increase the risk of cancer, heart disease, and neurological illness.
Swedish researchers headed by Jonas Ludvigsson, MD, PhD, of Stockholm's Karolinska Institute, revealed that patients with celiac disease were 2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with neuropathy. The study, published this week in the journal JAMA Neurology, was conducted among a large group of patients with celiac disease which had been confirmed by biopsy.