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Obesity in celiac disease

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Obesity can be present in patients with celiac disease. Great concern exists that after diagnosis patients might gain weight and, instead of improving their health with the management of their condition, will substitute the problems of celiac disease for the increased health risks associated with weight gain and obesity.

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    Rajiv Sonti & Peter H. R. Green

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Sonti, R., Green, P. Obesity in celiac disease. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 9, 247–248 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2012.64

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