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

Mar 2, 2018, 6 tweets

Govind Makharia MD @aiims_newdelhi on worldwide prevalence of celiac disease #celiacnyc18

Prevalence of celiac has increased worldwide in last 30 years, in many countries two to four fold increase #celiacnyc18

Global prevalence of celiac is 1.37% #celiacnyc18

Prevalence of celiac in different parts of India is quite different despite similar rate of celiac genes. Highest celiac in northern area where highest wheat consumption #celiacnyc18

There is a need to better understand celiac disease in Asia #celiacnyc18

Due to changing consumption patterns (like more convenience foods) celiac likely to increase in China and other Asian countries previously thought to be celiac-free #celiacnyc18

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