Celiac disease is a disease that affects the digestive system. When people with the disease eat foods containing gluten, a material found in wheat products, their immune system damages or destroys their villi. What are villi and why are they important? How might the lack of villi affect a person’s digestive process?

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Celiac disease is a disease that affects the digestive system.  When people with the disease eat foods containing gluten, a material found in wheat products, their immune system damages or destroys their villi. What are villi and why are they important?  How might the lack of villi affect a person’s digestive process?

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