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Celiac.com - Celiac Disease & Gluten-Free Diet Support Since 1995
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Gluten-free, food allergies and celiac disease have reached the media in the form of jokes and ridicule. This is a serious development because the media influences viewer's day-today reactions to various social situations. In many ways, TV becomes a role model for social interactions. DeVault (1991) says that "an enormous body of science, literature and even...
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Being a baker, there was a time that the words gluten-free rang in my ears like the screech of nails on a chalkboard. In the early 2000s, the concept of gluten sensitivity was just entering mainstream culture. No one really knew what celiac disease was, and to many, the concept of gluten-free anything was ... View the full article
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In severe cases, it can result in celiac disease, which may affect the small intestine. However, the disease is hereditary. Even immediate family members of a celiac patient have a one in 10 chance of being affected by the disease. For patients of this disease, a diet wholly made of gluten-free grains is ... View the full article
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Strong evidence does link gluten to digestive problems but only in very specific cases. Consumer Reports says avoiding gluten is warranted in certain cases, but it's not for the vast majority of those people who are not allergic to gluten. "Less than 7% of Americans have celiac disease or another ... View the full article
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This red chile pork pozole makes a great potluck dish and is sure to leave plenty of happy eaters on game day. And it's gluten-free! If you're looking for a tasty variation on the usual winter stews of soups, try this delicious red chile sauce. It makes a great potluck dish and is sure to leave plenty of happy eaters on game day. View the full article
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For instance, it allows 9-R to run a gluten-free bakery. “If children come in with a doctor's note saying that they have celiac disease (an autoimmune disorder that prevents a person from digesting gluten), then all their food will be produced in that cafeteria and delivered to the school every day,” she said. View the full article
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According to a recent study published in the British Medical Journal, cutting the amount of gluten in your diet could increase your risk of coronary heart disease. The researchers involved recommend ditching the idea that gluten-free diets are better unless you actually have celiac disease. View the full article
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If anything, Mahady claims, giving up the protein in the absence of a coeliac disease may be damaging to cardiovascular health. “Gluten-free foods are frequently perceived as a healthier alternative, because of an alignment with a 'wellness lifestyle',” Mahady writes. “But is there scientific evidence to ... View the full article
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The quest for delicious gluten-free pizza never ends, and great discoveries can be found in some unlikely places. That's why we're making a list and adding to it as we get new information on the best gluten-free pizza money can buy. We're not talking frozen gluten-free pizzas here, we're talking proper gluten-free pizzeria pizza. Numerous pizzerias prepare...
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Bottled salad dressings (both fat-free and full-figure) offer an excellent reminder to read nutrition labels: The dressings brim with sugar. And the fat-free version lacks the fat ... Assuming you don't have celiac disease, going gluten-free can be the wrong move for weight loss. Many gluten-free breads and ... View the full article
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A blood test that can detect celiac disease on a gluten-free diet: This is great news for those who have already been avoiding gluten but want to get a proper diagnosis. The experimental blood test can let patients avoid the two-month stint of reintroducing gluten. Although not yet available for commercial ... View the full article
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Gluten-free has become a serious eating choice for people not only diagnosed with celiac disease but also for those who find themselves sensitive to wheat products. Quinoa pairs well with many vegetables, and an added bonus is that quinoa is packed with protein. Some quinoas require rinsing them ... View the full article
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I don't have a peanut allergy, but I do have celiac disease, which is an autoimmune disorder that turns my intestines into a guarded fortress, designed ... Most restaurants that serve it don't offer a gluten-free version, so when I find a spot that allows me to indulge my pasta craving I will loyally return again ... View the full article
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Johnson knows the Holidaily team well since he and his wife, Bryanne, discovered the brewery's gluten-free beers. Bryanne suffers from Celiac disease, a condition in which gluten—a protein found in common beer ingredients barley, wheat and rye—can damage the small intestine. As such, she could ... View the full article
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Imagine gluten-free wheat. Well, actually you don't have to imagine it, because a group of scientists has used a gene-editing technique called CRISPR/Cas9 to cut selected genes from a wheat genome, and presto, gluten-free wheat is a thing. As people in numerous countries debate genetically modified crops, some countries, including France and Germany, have...
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I've used the first generation Nima device for gluten and it's a wonderful device. My daughter has Celiac disease and the Nima has saved us several times at restaurants. The downside is the cost. We don't use it every time. We only break the Nima out when a food substance deemed gluten free looks ... View the full article
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Case in point, The GFB: The Gluten Free Bar®. Founded by brothers Marshall and Elliott Rader, the uber-popular line of protein bars and bites was created to disrupt the industry with options made from simple ingredients and actually taste good. And since Marshall has celiac disease (a serious genetic ... View the full article
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You don't have to go without good bread if you or a family member is allergic to wheat or suffers from celiac disease. Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., and Zoë François, authors of several popular bread-baking books, have written “Gluten-Free Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day.” Wheat-sensitive friends and family ... View the full article
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Looking for a salad that will warm your soul, and put a smile on your face in the middle of a winter blizzard? Look no further. This salad of roasted winter vegetables is just the thing for supper on a chilly night. Serve it alongside a juicy roast, or a steaming casserole, and watch it disappear. View the full article
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The study involved 143 individuals with genotype HLA-DQ2.5, a characteristic which makes celiac disease a possibility. The participants were divided into four groups: those with a confirmed celiac disease diagnosis who were following a gluten-free diet (62); those with a confirmed diagnosis who were ... View the full article
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Cuba is abundant with music, color, and people. The countryside is a lush, rich green where fields of sugar cane stretch as far as the eye can see. Streets of Havana are filled with hot pink, lemon yellow, candy-apple red, bright blue and green classic cars. Rural streets have horse drawn carts overflowing with harvested sugar cane and the men (almost always...
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Owing to the increase in the number of people with celiac disease and increasing health-consciousness in general, the demand for gluten-free frozen pizza is increasing around the world. Owing to this trend, manufacturers have started focusing on including organic and natural ingredients in their ... View the full article
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Nexvax2 is a peptide-based, epitope-specific immunotherapy intended to reduce reactions to natural gluten exposure, and ultimately restore tolerance to gluten in patients with celiac disease. Celiac disease patients who received fixed intradermal doses of Nexvax2 lost their sensitivity to the HLA-DQ2·5-restricted gluten epitopes in Nexvax2, but their t...
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For some individuals, a gluten-free diet is not a choice, but a necessity: People with celiac disease, a rare condition in which eating gluten triggers an immune response that damages the small intestine, must avoid gluten. People with a diagnosed wheat allergy should cut back on gluten by avoiding ... View the full article
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Gluten-free. From celiac disease concerns to a mainstream trend, “gluten-free” is still going strong. To many people this is just a shortcut to eating fewer carbohydrates, as they cut out almost all flour products (breads, pasta). You can provide “gluten-free” versions of your dishes in this separate section of ... View the full article