DECEMBER 19, 2019

Recommendations for Children With Celiac Disease Need Update

Common recommendations for children with celiac disease, such as avoiding shared toasters and Play-Doh, may not be necessary for preventing exposure to gluten, according to new research presented at the 2019 annual meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

In two related experiments, researchers from the celiac disease program at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C., looked at whether, and how much, gluten could be