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THURSDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that 1.4 million Americans have celiac disease but don't realize it, while 1.6 million people are on gluten-free diets -- a treatment for celiac disease -- even though they might not need it.
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(From Yahoo Diseases)
This doesn't surprise me. What surprised me was the statement in the article that:
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"There are a lot of people on a gluten-free diet, and it's not clear what the medical need for that is," Murray said. "It is important if someone thinks they have celiac disease that they be tested first before they go on the diet."
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I'm not sure what the reason, or risk, is or may be, and unfortunately the article doesn't elucidate.
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