Study finds most people with celiac disease are white

Researchers who studied about 7,800 people found that 35 had celiac disease, and just six were not white, according to a report in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. About 1% of non-Hispanic whites -- or 2 million people -- in the U.S. have celiac disease, and many are not aware of it. Study author Dr. James Everhart of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases said the data "confirmed the clinical suspicion that this is largely a condition found among non-Hispanic whites in this country."http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/14/us-celiac-disease-idUSBRE87D0ZY20120814