Celiac disease showed up twice today in the news. 2 major research grants were awarded to two companies researching different ways to combat celiac disease. The first is a grant towards the development of a a “gluten-free wheat” and another for a “treatment” for celiac disease. I’ve posted a quote from each article below, but
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If your doctor doesn’t do the right tests for Celiac, then you won’t ever know for sure. I had been told I didn’t have it nearly 2 years before finding out I did. The doctor who tested me did an outdated test, that only shows results on a person currently ingesting wheat. I wasn’t. Even
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This was an interesting “blog of the day” from blog.foodfacts.com. It’s one conversation in a woman’s journey to be social, and enjoy a dinner at a friends friends while avoiding gluten! Some great ideas for how to field an invitation to dinner!http://blog.foodfacts.com/index.php/2011/02/22/overcoming-social-isolation-and-dealing-with-celiac-disease/
auntjayne is an overweight Canadian with Celiac and tells her story every day on her blog, “One of the things, I think that kept my doctor from thinking I had Celiac disease, is the fact that I am overweight. Most doctors won’t even look for Celiac if you are heavy because it has always been
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Shauna James Ahern, AKA, Gluten Free Girl ‘s blogs feel more like chatting with one of your gal-pals over morning coffee. Recipes, food, and stories make gluten-free seem glamorous! So for tasty recipes, and a beautiful page go now and check out: Gluten Free Girl
One of my friends on myfitnesspal.com asked if I had any resources to share about gluten-free living. And at first I thought I didn’t have much to share. After a number of paragraphs I realized I had more to share than I thought. Kristiranee, I hope you and your boyfriend find at least one of
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When I started my search to find out if you can be a fat Celiac, the first site i found to document the connection was www.celiac.com They keep a list of research on celiac, and the articles and studies that find a connection between the two.Celiac.com’s lists of "safe" ingredients is a quick way to
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After realizing the 9 year old girl battling obesity had Celiac disease, the author of this study came to this conclusion: “Common sense may lead one to discard celiac disease as a condition associated with obesity, and consequently also as a factor contributing toward liver disease in the initial evaluation of an obese individual with
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“The presence of obesity, normal or tall stature, absence of diarrhea, or advanced age or even the absence of a deficiency state does not discount the possibility of celiac disease. Celiac disease should be considered in all patients.."-American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 69, No. 3, 354-365, March 1999Why does celiac continue to have the
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