TY - JOUR TI - Gluten introduction and the risk of coeliac disease: A position paper by the european society for pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition AU - Szajewska, H. AU - Shamir, R. AU - Mearin, L. AU - Ribes-Koninckx, C. AU - Catassi, C. AU - Domellof, M. AU - Fewtrell, M.S. AU - Husby, S. AU - Papadopoulou, A. AU - Vandenplas, Y. AU - Castillejo, G. AU - Kolacek, S. AU - Koletzko, S. AU - Korponay-Szabo, I.R. AU - Lionetti, E. AU - Polanco, I. AU - Troncone, R. JO - Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, PY - 2016 VL - 62 TODO - 3 SP - 507-513 PB - Lippincott Williams and Wilkins SN - 0277-2116 TODO - 10.1097/MPG.0000000000001105 TODO - gluten; gluten, Article; breast feeding; celiac disease; child nutrition; childhood disease; human; incidence; infant; infant feeding; observational study; practice guideline; priority journal; weaning; baby food; celiac disease; child; feeding behavior; gastroenterology; medical society; preschool child; risk factor; time factor, Breast Feeding; Celiac Disease; Child; Child, Preschool; Feeding Behavior; Gastroenterology; Glutens; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Infant; Infant Food; Risk Factors; Societies, Medical; Time Factors TODO - Background: The European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition recommended in 2008, based on observational data, to avoid both early (<4 months) and late (≥7 months) introduction of gluten and to introduce gluten while the infant is still being breast-fed. New evidence prompted ESPGHAN to revise these recommendations. Objective: To provide updated recommendations regarding gluten introduction in infants and the risk of developing coeliac disease (CD) during childhood. Summary: The risk of inducing CD through a gluten-containing diet exclusively applies to persons carrying at least one of the CD risk alleles. Because genetic risk alleles are generally not known in an infant at the time of solid food introduction, the following recommendations apply to all infants, although they are derived from studying families with first-degree relatives with CD. Although breast-feeding should be promoted for its other wellestablished health benefits, neither any breast-feeding nor breast-feeding during gluten introduction has been shown to reduce the risk of CD. Gluten may be introduced into the infant's diet anytime between 4 and 12 completedmonths of age. In children at high risk for CD,earlier introduction of gluten (4 vs 6months or 6 vs 12months) is associatedwith earlier development ofCDautoimmunity (defined as positive serology) and CD, but the cumulative incidence of each in later childhood is similar. Based on observational data pointing to the association between the amount of gluten intake and risk ofCD, consumption of large quantities of gluten should be avoided during the first weeks after gluten introduction and during infancy. The optimal amounts of gluten to be introduced at weaning, however, have not been established. © 2016 by European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. ER -