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January 5th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that
women with celiac disease face a higher risk for also suffering from
depression and so-called “disordered eating,” regardless of whether they
stick to a gluten-free diet.
“We found that most [study] participants frequently adhered to a
gluten-free diet, and this greater compliance with diet was related to
increased vitality, lower stress, decreased depressive symptoms and
greater overall emotional health,” study co-author Josh Smyth, a professor
of bio-behavioral health and medicine at Penn State University, said in a
university news release.
“However, even those people who were managing their illness very well
reported higher rates of stress, depression and a range of issues
clustered around body image, weight and shape when compared to the general
population,” he added.
The study results appear online and in an upcoming issue of Chronic
Illness.
Celiac patients are often plagued by abdominal pain, lack of appetite,
constipation, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, stemming from an inability to
process foods containing gluten such as wheat, barley and rye.
At least one in every 1,750 Americans is forced to make dietary
adjustments to the disease by avoiding such foods, according to the
release.
To gauge how adherence to such eating routines might affect other
health issues, the research team conducted a poll of 177 women who were
diagnosed with celiac disease.
Patients responded to questions regarding how well they stuck to their
gluten-free diets, physical symptoms, physical functioning, stress levels
and management, signs of clinical depression and their thoughts and
actions reflecting upon their sense of body image and eating habits. The
study authors compared their answers with prior research that looked into
the same issues among non-celiac patients.
While concluding that celiac patients are more liable to develop
depression and eating issues regardless of diet, the team noted that it
still remains unclear which comes first: Do people with celiac disease
start with depression that leads to eating issues or does the onset of
disordered eating lead to depression?
“In the future, we plan to investigate the temporal sequence of these
symptoms,” Smyth said.
More information
For more on celiac disease, visit the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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