title: Eating pathology in adolescents with celiac disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Celiac disease (CD), treated by a gluten-free diet, may represent a nonspecific trigger for the development of eating pathology, particularly in adolescence.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The authors sought to perform a systematic study on eating pathology in CD.
  
  
  METHODS
  CD patients were assessed for eating disorders by questionnaire, and body mass index was recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a higher rate of eating pathology in CD patients than would be expected, especially, a higher rate of bulimia nervosa. This subgroup reported more noncompliance with the gluten-free diet and had higher scores on most eating-related questionnaires. In most cases, diagnosis of CD preceded the onset of eating pathology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The authors recommend asking early-adolescent CD patients whether they are also dieting for aesthetic reasons.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. andreas.karwautz@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karwautz
authors.forename: Gudrun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Ursula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sinnreich
authors.forename: Vasileia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grylli
authors.forename: Wolf-Dietrich
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Huber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055050:Diet, Gluten-Free; D004954:Esthetics; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D015995:Prevalence; D012928:Social Desirability; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A