Making a difference for people with celiac disease

Health and AthleticsScience and Research
Written By Stuart McNish

Guest: Alessio Fasano (Harvard Medical School, author of Gluten Freedom)

Dr Fasano was born and raised in Italy, where he studied pediatric gastroenterology. He was determined to cure diarrhea – an elusive goal, one he failed to achieve. However, that failure led him on a path to new research that revealed zonulin, which regulates intestinal permeability.

Then, in 2003, he published the results of an epidemiological study that demonstrated the scale of celiac disease in the United States. His work also includes the pathophysiology of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.

Alessio Fasano shares his remarkable career in this episode of Careers That Matter.

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