Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in Children with Celiac Disease.
Anna RybakAldona Wierzbicka-RucińskaPiotr SochaAnna StolarczykCukrowska BożenaLukasz ObryckiZbigniew WawerRoman JanasBeata OralewskaAnna Szaflarska-PopławskaBarbara IwańczakElżbieta Jarocka-CyrtaUrszula Grzybowska-ChlebowczykWojciech CichyGrażyna Czaja-BulsaJerzy SochaPublished in: Gastroenterology research and practice (2020)
In children with CD treated with a GFD, decreased level of folic acid together with increased BMI, sedentary behavior, and an improper lipid profile may predispose them to atherosclerosis in the long run. This data suggests the need of further studies to determine the need for metabolic cardiovascular risk screening in children with CD.