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Facts and Figures
Gluten - a mixture of proteins in wheat, rye and barley. Oats do not have gluten but may be contaminated so they are forbidden too.
Allergy - a response (coughing, nasal congestion, sneezing, throat tightness and even asthma) caused by a food allergen.
Intolerance - also referred to as sensitivity which means the body does not react well to a particular food and it should be avoided.
Gluten Sensitivity - the “spectrum” of sensitivity that begins with allergies and ends with celiac disease.
Celiac Disease - According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), “Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found mainly in foods, but is also found in products we use every day.”
“Until recently, celiac disease was thought to be uncommon in the United States. However, studies have shown that celiac disease occurs in an estimated 1 in 133 Americans. Among people who have a first-degree relative diagnosed with celiac, as many as 1 in 22 people may have the disease. A recent study in which random blood samples from the Red Cross were tested for celiac disease suggests that as many as 1 in every 250 Americans may have it.”
- As quoted by National Foundation For Celiac Awareness (NFCA)
| Disease |
Estimated Number of People |
| Celiac Disease |
3 million (www.celiaccenter.org) |
| Epilepsy |
2.7 million (www.epilepsy foundation.org) |
| Parkinson’s |
1 million (Parkinson’s Disease Foundation) |
| Alzheimer’s |
4.5 million (Alzheimer’s Association) |
| Ulcerative Colitis |
500,000 (Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America) |
| Crohn’s Disease |
500,000 (Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America) |
| Multiple Sclerosis |
300,000 (National Center for Health Statistics) |
| Cystic Fibrosis |
30,000 (Nat’l Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disease) |
(**this chart can be found on page 50 in Living Gluten-Free for Dummies by Danna Korn**)
HEALING BEGINS ON DAY #1 OF GLUTEN-FREE DIET Celiac disease is treated by eliminating all gluten from the diet. The gluten-free diet is a lifetime requirement.
Other common names for wheat include: Flour, bulgur, semolina, spelt, frumento, durum(duram), kamut, graham, einkorn, farina, Couscous, seitan, matzah and cake flour
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