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I found this abstract in a newsletter at my doctor's office today.

"In evaluating 14 newly diagnosed adult celiac patients who had
been on a gluten-free diet (7 consumed the diet plus calcium at
1 gm per day and vitamin D2 at 32,000I.U. given weekly
compared to 7 diet only subjects ) for 12 months, gluten
restriction increased overall bone mass 5% in the lumbar spine
and 5% in the total skeleton.  When considering the 11 patients
who strictly followed the gluten-restriction, bone density
increased 8.4% in the lumbar spine and 7.7% in the total
skeleton.  The remineralization of patients treated with diet
only was similar to that of patients treated with diet and
supplements."

from "Effect of Treatment on Bone Mass, Mineral
Metabolism, and Body Composition in Untreated Celiac
Patients," Mautalen, Carlos, M.D. et al, The American
Journal of Gastroenterology, February, 1997, p. 313-318.

Nancy