http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/07/09/gluten-free.aspxChildren with Celiac Disease (CD) are often significantly underweight and malnourished. To summarize the findings from this study: 29 children with CD were matched with 23 healthy control children At the start of the study, CD children weighed significantlyenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)