This paper published recently in the Journal of Pediatrics is another that concludes “AT [autoimmune thyroiditis] is strongly associated with CD [celiac disease]…”. These investigators also found that despite a gluten-free diet anti-thyroid antibodies could persist for years once set in motion, implying that a gluten-free diet alone is not sufficient remediation.

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