Nancy LC
Sat, Dec-16-06, 11:24
http://thefooddoc.blogspot.com/2006/11/more-on-leaky-gut-syndrome-autoimmune.html
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He reviews the two main theories that try to explain this established relationship. He concludes that the current scientific literature does not clearly explain the link but that there is “growing evidence that the loss of the intestinal barrier function typical of celiac disease could be responsible for the onset of other autoimmune diseases”.
More importantly, he theoretically proposes the autoimmune response can be stopped and “perhaps reversed if the interplay between autoimmune predisposing genes and trigger(s) is prevented or eliminated by prompt diagnosis and treatment.”
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He reviews the two main theories that try to explain this established relationship. He concludes that the current scientific literature does not clearly explain the link but that there is “growing evidence that the loss of the intestinal barrier function typical of celiac disease could be responsible for the onset of other autoimmune diseases”.
More importantly, he theoretically proposes the autoimmune response can be stopped and “perhaps reversed if the interplay between autoimmune predisposing genes and trigger(s) is prevented or eliminated by prompt diagnosis and treatment.”