23 January 2015

New research published today states the number of young children diagnosed with coeliac disease in the UK has almost tripled over the past 20 years.

The research by University of Nottingham was jointly funded by Coeliac UK and CORE, a charity fighting gut and liver disease. The diagnosis rate for coeliac disease in 2008-2012 among children was 75% higher than it was in 1993-1997.

Sarah Sleet, Chief Executive of Coeliac UK said: “This research is very useful in providing a much better understanding of how many children have been diagnosed with coeliac disease, and gives us an insight on where we should be driving resources to increase awareness of coeliac disease and need for diagnosis.”

For more information, see our press release. The research paper was published online in Archives of Disease in Childhood.