Celiac disease rate is growing, particularly among elderly, study reveals

The number of celiac disease cases in the US has doubled every 15 years since 1974, increasing particularly among older people, according to a new study. As people in the study aged, the incidence of celiac rose, echoing a previous study that found the rate of celiac in the elderly to be nearly two and a half times higher than the general population.

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