... follow a GFD (Mihailidi, Paspalaki, Katakis, & Evangeliou, 2003). The risk of cancer decreases to the same as a person without CD after a GFD has been followed for 3 to 5 years (Coeliac UK, ... Mearin, 2003). In particular, childhood CD can affect how and what the whole family eat and this can make the family more vulnerable to life events because managing CD on a daily basis requires ... illness can have on the lives of children, young people and their families, together with dietary self-management as the cornerstone of treatment in CD, the aims of this literature review are to:...