If left untreated, celiac disease can lead to over 300 associated signs and symptoms including lymphoma, bowel cancers, arthritis, osteoporosis, psoriasis, anemia and much, much more.
Celiac disease occurs in genetically predisposed people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds. Currently, it is estimated that one out of one hundred Americans has celiac disease. That works out to be approximately 3 MILLION people. Of those, only 3% are diagnosed with celiac disease. My educated guess is that the numbers of people affected by celiac disease and gluten intolerance are MUCH higher than currently reported and will continue to increase. Celiac disease is more than four times more common today than 50 years ago.