Diet Management in Celiac Disease and Complications
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2025 | Viewed by 35
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Interests: celiac disease; non-celiac gluten sensitivity and nutrition celiac disasese; non-celiac gluten sensitivity and basic research; FODMAP; microbiome
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Dear Colleagues,
Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that requires a strict lifelong gluten-free diet (GFD) as the only available treatment. Although essential for managing CD, a GFD often leads to nutritional imbalances due to the intake of many gluten-free products. These products are frequently highly processed, resulting in definciencies in fiber, iron, and B vitamins, while being excessively high in sugars and fats. These imbalances can exacerbate nutritional deficiencies and contribute to metabolic complications. Additionally, the overconsumption of refined sugars and fats may disrupt gut microbiota, leading to intestinal dysbiosis, which is increasingly linked to gastrointestinal symptoms and functional disorders in CD patients. Emerging research highlights the role of the gut microbiome in CD, particulary in immune regulation and intestinal barrier integrity. Dietary composition plays a pivotal role in shaping microbiota health, and beyond the low-FODMAP diet, anti-inflammatory dietary approaches have gained attention for their potential to restore microbial diversity and reduce gut inflammation. While a GFD remains the cornerstone of treatment, pharmacological therapies are also under development to enhance disease management.
This Special Issue explores the intersection of celiac disease, nutrition, and complications sush as nutritional deficiencies, gastrointestinal disorders, and microbiota dysbiosis. We invite contributions on dietary management, the role of the microbiome, and innovative nutritional as well as pharmacological approaches with which to improve health outcomes in CD patients.
Dr. Leda Roncoroni
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gluten-free diet
- low-FODMAP diet
- celiac disease
- functional gastrointestinal symptoms
- microbiome
- nutrition
- gluten-free products
- dysbiosis
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