BY ANDREW M. SEAMAN
Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:16pm EST
(Reuters Health) – Overweight children are just as likely as thin children to have celiac disease, a new study confirms.
It’s a common misconception – even among many doctors – that celiac disease is limited to people who are underweight.
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“The clinical manifestations are very diverse,” he said. “Physicians just looking at a patient can’t say they couldn’t have it if they’re overweight or tall.”
SOURCE: bit.ly/1KeUQnY Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, online December 8, 2014.
