Celiac Disease Testing May Help Osteoporosis
Celiac Disease Testing May Help Osteoporosis
Screening for Wheat Intolerance May Aid in Osteoporosis Treatment
Researchers estimate that screening the 10 million people in the U.S. with osteoporosis for celiac disease would cost about $2 billion. They estimate that the cost to prevent a single broken bone in a person with celiac disease and osteoporosis would be $43,000, but the cost would be far greater if screening were extended to the nearly 18 million Americans with low bone mass (osteopenia) who are at risk for osteoporosis.
Given the variations in cost and benefit estimates, Buchman says "it is impossible to make a clear recommendation for CD screening in a population even as defined as those with osteoporosis. As is often the case, further study is needed."
Celiac Disease Testing May Help Osteoporosis
Screening for Wheat Intolerance May Aid in Osteoporosis Treatment
Weak Bones Linked to Celiac Disease continued...
Researchers estimate that screening the 10 million people in the U.S. with osteoporosis for celiac disease would cost about $2 billion. They estimate that the cost to prevent a single broken bone in a person with celiac disease and osteoporosis would be $43,000, but the cost would be far greater if screening were extended to the nearly 18 million Americans with low bone mass (osteopenia) who are at risk for osteoporosis.
Given the variations in cost and benefit estimates, Buchman says "it is impossible to make a clear recommendation for CD screening in a population even as defined as those with osteoporosis. As is often the case, further study is needed."
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