Coeliac disease: effect of early feeding on the incidence of the disease.

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Coeliac disease, also called permanent gluten sensitive enteropathy, has recently been recognised as constituting a widespread health problem. Effective treatment involves the strict exclusion of wheat, rye, barley and possibly also oats from the diet. Genetic susceptibility and the presence of gluten in the diet are prerequisites for developing the disease. Sweden has recently experienced an epidemic of coeliac...

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