By: Gen Wright
Poor nutrition is a concern that affects many people, but did you know that as many as 1 in every 133 Americans (or 2 million in the continental United States) suffer from a special kind of nutritional disorder called celiac disease that can lead to a variety of other health problems?
Once thought to [...]
Celiac disease is an inherited, autoimmune disease in which the lining of the small intestine is damaged from eating gluten and other proteins found in wheat, barley, rye, and possibly oats.
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 [...]
12 Dec, 2009
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If you’re like most Americans, you probably haven’t even heard of celiac disease (http://GlutenFreeInfo.info), an autoimmune disorder which causes an immune reaction that can affect the entire body, causing a variety of both physical and mental problems. The cause? An allergy to gluten, a component of wheat, barley, and rye. The problem with celiac disease [...]
10 Dec, 2009
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‘Celiac’ depression occurs in people having celiac disease. To control the disease, lifelong restrictions are required on the diet of the patients. This gives rise to mal-nutrition and several physical and mental complications. Depression is the major consequence in the life of celiac patients. And there is only one solution!
Celiac is an auto-immune disease because [...]