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studies have made similar observations and up to 44% of the patients were found to be overweight or obese at the time of diagnosis of CeD. 2,3 Furthermore, many studies have uniformly shown that underweight patients at the time of diagnosis tend to gain weight on gluten-free diet (GFD). 4-6 Contradictory to that while 22% to 82% of overweight and obese patients gain weight on a GFD; 4,7 some of the overweight and obese patients with CeD lose weight on GFD. 6,8 As described above, many studies have looked into the effect of a GFD on BMI but the association between CeD and metabolic syndrome has not been explored in much detail. In a recent prospective study, Tortora et al. 9 reported an increase in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome from 2% at the time of diagnosis to 30% after 12 months of GFD. Although there is emerging evidence that a sizeable proportion of patients with CeD gain weight

Aims Lockdown and restricted mobility due to the pandemic of corona virus disease  2019 (COVID-19) has severely affected the continuity of healthcare of patients with acute and chronic diseases. We evaluated the impact of COVID-19 on the adherence to gluten-free diet (GFD), symptom control, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with celiac disease (CeD). Methods A questionnaire, consisting of both ad-hoc and validated questions, was created after review of literature, group discussions, and expert meetings. Standardized questionnaires namely CeD adherence test (CDAT), celiac symptom index score, and CeD-related QOL were used. The web-based questionnaire was sent to 3130 patients via social media and 452 responses (14.4%) were received. Also, additional 68 patients (not available on any social media application) were interviewed telephonically by a trained dietitian. Results Overall, 505 patients (females: 318; mean age: 24.1±14.2 years) were included. While only 6.7% ( n = 34) had poor compliance to GFD (CDAT > 17) before COVID-19 pandemic, it almost doubled to 12.6% ( n = 64) during the COVID-19 pandemic times ( p = 0.02). Furthermore, 4.9% ( n = 25) of patients were diagnosed contacting  COVID-19. Interestingly, 73.2% ( n = 370) patients preferred online appointment than physical appointment. Most common difficulties faced during lockdown period were high delivery charges for getting gluten-free (GF) food at home (54.4%), increased prices of regular GF food (43.1%), and travelling long distance to arrange GF food (44.9%). Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic has substantially affected the adherence, symptom control, and QOL in patients with CeD, attributable to unavailability, shortage of money, and heightened cost of GF food. The pandemic has offered an opportunity to practice teleconsultation approach for patients with CeD. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12664-021-01213-4.