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From WEBMD:

Weak Bones Linked to Celiac Disease
Participating in the study were 266 mostly white postmenopausal women with
osteoporosis and 554 women without osteoporosis. The researchers used blood
tests to screen for the presence of antibodies associated with celiac disease.
Women with a positive antibody test then underwent an intestinal biopsy to
confirm the diagnosis.
Women with celiac disease were treated with a gluten-free diet and followed
up for improvement in bone mineral density -- a measure of bone strength used
to  determine fracture risk.
Researchers found that nearly 4.5% (12) of the osteoporosis patients tested
positive for celiac disease compared with only 1.0 % (six) of the women
without  osteoporosis.
Biopsy-proven celiac disease was confirmed in 3.4% of women with osteoporosis
 and only 0.2% of women without osteoporosis.
In addition, researchers found that more severe celiac disease was associated
 with more severe osteoporosis.
The study showed that treating individuals with osteoporosis and celiac
disease with a gluten-free diet for one year improved their bone mineral density
(BMD).
For full article: _http://my.webmd.com/content/article/101/106143.htm_
(http://my.webmd.com/content/article/101/106143.htm)
Rosalie (NJ)

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