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No sooner do I complain there aren't any studies of essential fatty acid 
levels in celiac disease then, at least, a limited pediatric study of 
essential fatty acids appears!  The results of this study on 7 pediatric 
patients with active CD, 6 with CD in remission, and 11 controls, show 
serum levels of fatty acids are similar between CD and control patients, 
but abnormal fatty acid levels exist in intestinal mucosa tissue of active 
CD patients.  Results suggest an omega-6 fatty acid deficiency, at least 
in the mucosa.  Not too surprising because prostaglandin E2 secretion 
increases in the intestines of active CD patients, and prostaglandin E2 is 
produced from omega-6 fatty acids.  It should be noted that fatty acid 
profiles may prove to be different in adult CD patients.  Also while omega-
6 fatty acids may be deficient, increasing intake of omega-3 fatty acids 
may help reduce inflammatory processes in celiac disease.

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J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2006 Sep;43(3):318-323.
Abnormal Fatty Acid Pattern in Intestinal Mucosa of Children With Celiac 
Disease Is Not Reflected in Serum Phospholipids.
Steel DM, Ryd W, Ascher H, Strandvik B.

< http://www.jpgn.org/pt/re/jpgn/abstract.00005176-200609000-00009.htm >

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