• Medicina · Apr 2020

    Prevalence of Adverse Reactions to Gluten and People Going on a Gluten-Free Diet: A Survey Study Conducted in Brazil.

    • Jesús Gilberto Arámburo-Gálvez, Carlos Eduardo Beltrán-Cárdenas, Tatiane Geralda André, Itallo Carvalho Gomes, María Auxiliadora Macêdo-Callou, Élida Mara Braga-Rocha, Elaine Aparecida Mye-Takamatu-Watanabe, Vivian Rahmeier-Fietz, Oscar Gerardo Figueroa-Salcido, Marcela de Jesus Vergara-Jiménez, Lilian Karem Flores-Mendoza, Noé Ontiveros, and Francisco Cabrera-Chávez.
    • Postgraduate in Health Sciences, Division of Biological and Health Sciences, University of Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora 83000, Mexico.
    • Medicina (Kaunas). 2020 Apr 4; 56 (4).

    BackgroundThe prevalence of gluten-related disorders (GRD) and adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) remains unknown in Brazilian population and there is no published information on the scientific literature about the proportion of Brazilians that were diagnosed with a gluten-related disorder. Thus, the aim of this work was to estimate the prevalence of GRDs and adherence to a GFD by self-report in adult Brazilian population.Materials And MethodsA questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted in two Brazilian cities.ResultsThe response rate was 93.2% (1630/1749). The self-reported prevalence rates were (95% CI): adverse reactions to gluten 10.06% (8.64-11.62); gluten sensitivity 2.33% (1.65-3.18); physician-diagnosed celiac disease 0.3% (0.09-0.71); non-celiac gluten sensitivity 1.71% (1.14-2.47); wheat allergy 0.79% (0.42-1.36); adherence to gluten-free diet 7.48% (6.25-8.87); gluten avoiders 15.21% (13.5-17.05). Among those who were following a GFD (n = 122), 65.6% (n = 80) of them reported that they did not develop symptoms after wheat/gluten ingestion and 50% (n = 61) were following the diet without medical/dietitian advice. The main motivation for following a GFD in the self-reported and non-self-reported gluten sensitivity groups were the symptoms triggered after wheat/gluten ingestion (86.8%) and weight control (57.1%), respectively.ConclusionsImplementation of programs to increase awareness about GRDs among healthcare professionals and giving scientifically sound information to the general population about the risks and benefits for following a GFD are desirable actions in Brazil. The results also add to the growing body of evidence for highlighting the under-diagnosis of GRD and the trend for following a GFD in Latin America.

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