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<channel><title><![CDATA[Celiac Disease & Gluten-free Diet Information Since 1995 at Celiac.com - Comments for article: Study Shows Reasons for Success or Failure in Gluten-Free Diet]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com</link><description /><language>en-us</language><copyright><![CDATA[http://www.celiac.com]]></copyright><generator>N/A</generator><webMaster>scott@celiac.com</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:23:02 PST</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #1]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment442</link><description><![CDATA[It's interesting but a lot also has to do with rechecking the person and doctors telling them have have an allergy to these foods but not with celiac disease--why would doctors  say this ? Because some people get retested and titers are normal after following a stringent gluten-free diet.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by jennifer at 9:45 am, Sat 17th Nov 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (jennifer)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:45:36 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #2]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment455</link><description><![CDATA[The main reason for non adherence is the issue of gluten cross-contamination.  Especially in food products you wouldn't imagine would have any gluten in them.   As well as being told you can have a little bit.  I can have none whatsoever period.  Manufacturers and the FDA want to make it easy to produce gluten free, however, they do not want to go all the way and have no cross-contamination because it is difficult versus concern for the health of the people they are selling their product to or in the FDA's case to protect from manufacturers looking for the easy way out.  Therefore gluten free labeling is a total farce and cannot be relied upon for a truly gluten free diet.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by loke at 12:54 pm, Sun 18th Nov 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (loke)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:54:32 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment455</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #3]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment577</link><description><![CDATA[I agree that in my experience cross-contamination of supposedly gluten-free is the major challenge to remaining healthy. I now avoid products with milled grains of any kind.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Michelle at 7:23 am, Sat 1st Dec 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Michelle)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 01 Dec 2007 07:23:47 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment577</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #4]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment603</link><description><![CDATA[My problem is my son has celiac (age 9) but has no symptoms.  We had him tested because his grandmother had it.  It's hard to stick with gluten free when you don't see any bad effects from eating gluten.  I need to always remind myself that even though we don't see it, the gluten is hurting him.  Plus, after going gluten free for less than a year he went from the 20 to 25th percentile for height and weight to the 50th for both.  So it's got to be working, right?  My mom was really sick for many years before being diagnosed.  Then many years later she had chemo for lung cancer.  The celiac symptoms disappeared and she started eating wheat again.  She developed peripheral neuropathy which she blamed on the chemo but I have always felt it was due to the celiac and her starting to eat wheat again.  <br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Mary Ann at 8:09 pm, Sat 1st Dec 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Mary Ann)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:09:04 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment603</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #5]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment605</link><description><![CDATA[I feel that cross-contamination is the major challenge.  Not only in foods labeled as gluten free, but in restaurants, friends' homes and in my own kitchen.  A gluten free menu is only as gluten free as the kitchen staff is trained in cross-contamination issues.  Well-meaning friends usually do not have a clue what it truly means to eat gluten free.  It took me a couple of years to fully understand that I needed to have my own toaster, my own butter dish, microwave, etc.  <br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Lori at 8:57 pm, Sat 1st Dec 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Lori)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:57:11 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment605</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #6]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment609</link><description><![CDATA[They haven't hit the mark...most of us want to stay very gluten free, yet cross contamination is such a problem. <br/><br/>
(Comment posted by sandy at 8:42 am, Sun 2nd Dec 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (sandy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:42:57 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment609</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #7]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment613</link><description><![CDATA[Lori you are dead on about the 'cross contamination'. Eating at home is not a problem at all for me. It is when I eat out the gluten free food that is a problem. The replies are a full spectrum from being on top of everything to not even really knowing what gluten actually is. Does the restaurant use the same utensil with the breaded...or a completely separate one? I want to be 100% compliant with this diet but when I eat out it is out of my control and this is what aggravates me! <br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Rick at 4:00 pm, Sun 2nd Dec 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Rick)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:00:59 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #8]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment616</link><description><![CDATA[The cost of gluten free products-at least twice the cost;  the taste does not compare; the ease of purchasing gluten free products; the ease of purchasing already prepared gluten free products; the social aspect - attending an event that does not offer any gluten free foods or as mentioned above, there was cross contamination with them.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by mary at 7:49 am, Mon 3rd Dec 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (mary)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Dec 2007 07:49:58 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #9]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment620</link><description><![CDATA[I agree that cross-contamination and poor information on ingredients are the biggest problems for me. This article is fine--the study makes a poor assumption that people voluntarily 'cheat' on their diets, and that this is a major problem. A study of the main paths of contamination and how to avoid them would be a lot more useful.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by SZR at 11:46 am, Mon 3rd Dec 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (SZR)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:46:02 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment620</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #10]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment628</link><description><![CDATA[A good parallel study would be to analyze the social impact of the disease.  I am very careful to be gluten free, but the lack of options for going out to lunch (another salad with grilled chicken, anyone?) makes it really hard to socialize with my professional colleagues.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Sandy at 6:35 pm, Mon 3rd Dec 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Sandy)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:35:14 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment628</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #11]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment733</link><description><![CDATA[Diagnosed in May of 2007 with Celiac disease I have been living gluten free as much as possible.  Eating out is still the biggest challenge.  My wife a fantastic cook has experimented with gluten-free flours enough to furnish us with a variety of meals which hardly vary from a normal diet but are totally healthy for me.  Two of our three children all adults are showing some symptoms of being gluten intolerant.  <br/><br/>
(Comment posted by richard henley at 6:17 pm, Wed 12th Dec 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (richard henley)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:17:29 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment733</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #12]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment755</link><description><![CDATA[Diagnosed 2 years ago with celiac disease, and 1 year ago with dermatitis herpetiformis in my late 50's. Main reason for non-adherence among celiacs I know is, no immediate symptoms! Second is denial. Third is mis-information--there's an amazing glut of mythology out there. Gluten exposure's another story.  I've been 'glutinized' 3 times in 2 years--cross contamination & imported rice. I don't cheat. All I have to do is remember how rotten I felt--and will feel again. Also, I have DH so there's instant pay-back right there. I get frustrated (understatement!!) with the diet but I don't get tempted. <br/><br/>
(Comment posted by charlie at 6:26 pm, Thu 13th Dec 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (charlie)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:26:54 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment755</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #13]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment855</link><description><![CDATA[I also think that another hard thing to deal with is finding out you have celiac later on in life as opposed to when you are younger. When you are older and find out, you know what 'real' food taste like and also how good some of those foods taste. I personally struggle, as well as a few other people I know who have celiac, with the urge to eat your favorite foods that just don't taste the same gluten free or that you can't get gluten free. I still have yet to come to terms that those 'real' foods are completely off limits to me. It makes it even harder when I do stray that sometimes those foods do not make me sick physically, although deep down I know they are doing horrible things to my insides. <br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Diana at 9:34 pm, Fri 21st Dec 2007)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Diana)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:34:37 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment855</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #14]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment998</link><description><![CDATA[I don't believe celiacs deliberately cheat. Apart from cross-contamination issues, the key to truly staying gluten free is education about the disease and  knowing what products to avoid(the list is diverse with gluten hiding in products you wouldn't expect) . Reading the ingredients on products sometimes is a nightmare with having to remember what additives to avoid etc. Following a gluten free diet is easier if no processed food is consumed, but how much fresh food can one person take without being tempted by a different sensation of chewing a different food group.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Tracey Warburton at 8:17 pm, Wed 2nd Jan 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Tracey Warburton)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:17:34 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment998</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #15]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment1383</link><description><![CDATA[In this globalized world of mass marketing, where products are mass produced and mass processed, with smaller specialty shops struggling against the collective power of chain restaurants, chain supermarkets, the cross-contamination issue will always exist.  Gluten-free labeling is only as good as the monitoring process over that labeling.  At best, gluten-free labeling  and ingredient listings improve your odds of not getting sick....at best.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Gerard at 10:39 am, Sun 3rd Feb 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Gerard)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:39:02 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment1383</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comment #16]]></title><link>http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment1630</link><description><![CDATA[I feel researchers and others go round and round on the same topics and don't get anywhere. Celiacs are not eating better than they did before diagnosis.
Please do a study about celiacs who consume no grains.  Look at other aspects of their health and diet to understand the benefits of a no grain diet.  It is my contention that many celiacs do poorly because they concentrate on replacing lost foods with other grains instead of consuming more vegetables and fruit that have more nutrients than the grains. When I found out my celiac status my body was so run down and had so many deficiencies that I could not rely on substituting grains to bring up nutrition levels, not to mention the calories they have.<br/><br/>
(Comment posted by Betty Wyckoff at 7:09 am, Thu 21st Feb 2008)]]></description><author>no@spam.com (Betty Wyckoff)</author><pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:09:51 PST]]></pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.celiac.com/articles/21484/1/Study-Shows-Reasons-for-Success-or-Failure-in-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html#Comment1630</guid></item></channel></rss>