ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TIED TO CELIAC DISEASE
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TIED TO CELIAC DISEASE
Check out this article in Med Page Today about a small study linking a common chemical to an increased risk of celiac disease, especially in females.
“Exposure to synthetic endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in pesticides, nonstick cookware, and fire retardants was linked to increased risk for celiac disease in children and young adults in a small observational study.
MedPage Today: Environmental Chemical Exposure Tied to Celiac Disease
Overall, young people with higher serum concentrations of dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) had twice the risk for developing celiac disease (OR 2.01, 95% CI 1.07-3.78) after controlling for age, race, sex, and genetic susceptibility, reported Jeremiah Levine, MD, of the NYU School of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues.”
“The study, online in Environmental Research, found significant gender differences, however. Among females, who make up the majority of celiac cases, higher DDE concentrations were associated with a nearly nine-fold risk increase (OR 8.94, 95% CI 1.18-67.49).”
“Our study establishes the first measureable tie-in between environmental exposure to toxic chemicals and celiac disease,” Levine said in a statement. “These results also raise the question of whether there are potential links between these chemicals and other autoimmune bowel diseases, which all warrant close monitoring and further study.”
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