Medical and Economic Impact of the Gluten-Free Diet on the Quality of Life and Social Adaptation in Patients with Gluten Enteropathy - a Ten-Year Clinical Experience

Lili Grudeva ()
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Lili Grudeva: Clinic of Gastroenterology, St. Marina University Hospital-Varna, Medical University of Varna

Izvestia Journal of the Union of Scientists - Varna. Economic Sciences Series, 2019, vol. 8, issue 3, 163-170

Abstract: The gluten-free diet (GFD) is complex, costly and influences all activities related to nutrition, which makes it hard to follow throughout the entire life. The avoidance of a wide spectrum of foods containing gluten often requires significant changes in the dietary habits and the lifestyle.

Keywords: gluten enteropathy; gluten-free diet; quality of life; social adaptation; emotional impact (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.36997/IJUSV-ESS/2019.8.3.163

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