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President of the Celiac Community Foundation of Northern California, an independent, all-volunteer nonprofit

Mar 2, 2018, 6 tweets

Joseph Murray MD @MayoClinic on prevalence of gluten-related disorders in United States. Prevalence has increased since 1950s

Comparing studies from over a decade ago to more recently, celiac diagnostic rate has increased significantly #celiacnyc18

About 1-2% per year of undiagnosed celiacs get diagnosed in a community. Those with higher tTG more likely to be diagnosed #celiacnyc18

Prevalence of people NOT diagnosed with celiac who are avoiding gluten has increased substantially in last 8 years #celiacnyc18

Prevalence of celiac may have stopped increasing in recent years #celiacnyc18

Suspect some who are avoiding gluten without a celiac diagnosis actually do have celiac - must find a way to diagnose them #celiacnyc18

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