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ReviewCurrent gastroenterology reports2017

Going Gluten Free: the History and Nutritional Implications of Today's Most Popular Diet.

Carolyn Newberry, Lindsay McKnight, Menaka Sarav, Octavia Pickett-Blakely

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Review in Current gastroenterology reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Obstetrical outcomes in pregnant patients following a gluten-free diet: A prospective cohort study.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
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  10. Nutritional Composition of Gluten-Free Labelled Foods in the Slovenian Food Supply.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  13. The Gluten-Free Diet: Use in Digestive Disease Management.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Carolyn NewberryDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, 7th Floor, South Tower, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. carolyn.newberry@uphs.upenn.edu.
Lindsay McKnightDepartment of Surgical Critical Care, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Knoxville, 1932 Alcoa Highway Building, Suite 270, Knoxville, TN, 37920, USA.
Menaka SaravDepartment of Nephrology, Northshore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA.
Octavia Pickett-BlakelyDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, 7th Floor, South Tower, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
University of Pennsylvania · USAlcoa (United States) · USNorthShore University HealthSystem · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe gluten-free diet (GFD) has become one of the most popular diets in modern history. Claims of improved health and increased energy fuel this popularity, though there is little evidence to substantiate these claims. The present review focuses on outlining known gluten-related disorders (GRD), discussing the GFD in the general population, exploring nutritional considerations, and providing advice for physicians in managing these patients. RECENT

findingsCurrently, about a quarter of the population reports keeping a GFD despite GRDs affecting less than half of these individuals. Reduced intake of calcium, B vitamins, and fiber as well as enhanced consumption of fat and simple carbohydrates has consistently been reported and needs to be continually addressed. Although a necessity in proper management of GRDs, unforeseen nutritional complications may develop in patients who are gluten free for which enhanced physician awareness is vital to achieving optimal patient care.

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Dietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary ProteinsDiet, Gluten-FreeAutoimmune DiseasesCeliac DiseaseHumansHypersensitivityMicronutrientsTriticumDietary CarbohydratesDietary FatsDietary ProteinsMicronutrientsCeliac diseaseGluten-free dietGluten-related disorderNon-celiac gluten sensitivityNutrition

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PMID28948465
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