The Rise and Fall of Celiac Disease in the United States

Because celiac disease is greatly under-diagnosed in the United States, a common assumption is that U.S. doctors and researchers always have considered the condition extremely rare. However, the disorder captured widespread medical attention at the beginning of the twentieth century. Luther Emmett H...

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Published in:Journal of the history of medicine and allied sciences 2010-01, Vol.65 (1), p.81-105
Main Author: ABEL, EMILY K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bananas
Biology
Business structures
Celiac disease
Celiac Disease - history
Child Nutrition Sciences - history
Diet, Gluten-Free - history
Disorders
Faculty, Medical - history
Food
Food Industry - history
Fruits
Gastroenterology
gastrointestinal disease
Gastrointestinal diseases
Haas
Herter
History of medicine
History of science and technology
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Holt
Holt, Luther Emmett
Howland
Humans
Life sciences
Luther Emmett Holt
Medical branches
Medical research
Medical treatment
Medicine
surgery
pharmacy
Musa
Nutrition
Pathology
Pediatrics
Pediatrics - history
Physicians
Research - history
United Fruit Company
United States
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Summary:Because celiac disease is greatly under-diagnosed in the United States, a common assumption is that U.S. doctors and researchers always have considered the condition extremely rare. However, the disorder captured widespread medical attention at the beginning of the twentieth century. Luther Emmett Holt, a leading pediatrician, encouraged three other doctors to investigate the condition. Two helped to associate celiac disease with elite medical institutions. The third linked it to the marketing efforts of the United Fruit Company. Interest in celiac declined after 1965, partly as a result of the decreased concern with nutrition and nutritional disorders.
ISSN:0022-5045
1468-4373
DOI:10.1093/jhmas/jrp018