KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF THE GLUTEN-FREE DIET BY NON-CELIAC PEOPLE

Authors

  • Patrícia da Graça Leite Speridião Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Sarah Polezi Silva Curso de Nutrição da Universidade Federal de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5012-5010
  • Natália Manzatti Machado Alencar Departamento de Biociências da Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Campus Baixada Santista, Santos SP, Brasil
  • Vanessa Dias Capriles Departamento de Biociências da Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Campus Baixada Santista, Santos, SP, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61164/rmnm.v9i1.3907

Keywords:

knowledge; persons; gluten free diet. Introdução

Abstract

Introduction: the practice of a gluten-free diet is growing, motivated by a belief that this attitude leads to a healthier diet, including weight loss. Objective: to fill the information gap regarding the knowledge and practice of a gluten-free diet by non-celiac people. Method: the sample consisted of 42 participants who responded to an online questionnaire between January and June 2019. Results: the majority of respondents are women between 31 and 40 years old with schooling ranging from college to graduate. Of these (N = 26), live in the southeastern region of the national territory. Among the sources of information about the gluten-free diet, “nutritionists and doctors” stand out with 73.8% (N = 31), followed by social media and internet videos with 38% (N = 16); magazines and newspapers with 26.1% (N = 11) and friends and family with 11.9% (N = 5). Conclusion: in the population evaluated, the adoption of a gluten-free diet by non-celiac people is largely influenced by nutritionists and doctors, in addition to being carried out without the need and adequate knowledge, resulting in situations that are harmful to health.

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Published

2025-05-15

How to Cite

da Graça Leite Speridião, P., Polezi Silva, S., Manzatti Machado Alencar, N., & Dias Capriles, V. (2025). KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF THE GLUTEN-FREE DIET BY NON-CELIAC PEOPLE. Revista Multidisciplinar Do Nordeste Mineiro, 9(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.61164/rmnm.v9i1.3907