By James O'Shea 
Dr. Peter Green, a Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director
of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University College of Physicians and
Surgeons, suspects that JFK was the victim of celiac disease an undiagnosed
disease common to the Irish.Green recently wrote in History News Network that Kennedy’s Irish heritage may have played
a part in the disease, noting that it is more highly associated with Irish than
many other races. The article was later picked up by our sister publication
Irish America Magazine.Green wrote, “John F. Kennedy’s long-standing medical
problems started in childhood. In Kennedy’s adolescence, gastrointestinal
symptoms, weight and growth problems as well as fatigue were described. Later
in life, he suffered from abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, osteoporosis,
migraine and Addison’s disease. Chronic back problems, due to osteoporosis,
resulted in several operations and required medications for chronic pain.
Dr. Peter Green, a Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director
of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University College of Physicians and
Surgeons, suspects that JFK was the victim of celiac disease an undiagnosed
disease common to the Irish.Green recently wrote in History News Network that Kennedy’s Irish heritage may have played
a part in the disease, noting that it is more highly associated with Irish than
many other races. The article was later picked up by our sister publication
Irish America Magazine.Green wrote, “John F. Kennedy’s long-standing medical
problems started in childhood. In Kennedy’s adolescence, gastrointestinal
symptoms, weight and growth problems as well as fatigue were described. Later
in life, he suffered from abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, osteoporosis,
migraine and Addison’s disease. Chronic back problems, due to osteoporosis,
resulted in several operations and required medications for chronic pain.
