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Oct 2020
Section: Medical Negligence
Introducing gluten to a baby’s diet may prevent coeliac disease
Research undertaken by a team at Kings College London suggests that introducing gluten to a baby’s diet before the age of six months may prevent them developing coeliac disease. Coeliac disease is caused by a negative reaction to gluten, found in rye, barley and wheat. It affects around 1 per cent of adults and children,…