gluten

The gluten-free craze has been sweeping the nation for the last couple of years with claims that it benefits health. Millions of Americans have adopted a gluten-free or low-gluten diet, making it a multi-billion-dollar industry. But researchers warn that this lack of gluten may have an adverse effect on our health and even increase the ...click here to read more

Celiac disease patients show immune response to oats due to a protein that is similar to gluten. Melbourne researchers have identified the key components in oats that may trigger an immune response in celiac patients, potentially leading to testing for oats toxicity in the future. Oats contain proteins known as avenins, which are similar to ...click here to read more

Including quinoa in the gluten-free diet does not exacerbate celiac disease. Quinoa has been generally recommended as a healthy grain for celiac patients because it does not contain gluten, but in-vitro data has shown that quinoa storage proteins may stimulate innate and adaptive immune responses in celiac patients. Is quinoa gluten-free? Quinoa is technically a ...click here to read more

Over the last decade, gluten-free, casein-free (GFCF) diet has become a common option for autism treatment, but a comprehensive U.S. study has concluded that it has no real impact on a child’s behavior. The study conducted at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) followed a group of children between two and five years old ...click here to read more

Researchers in Spain conducted a recent pilot study to analyze the impact of a gluten-free diet on patients suffering simultaneously with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fibromyalgia (FM), and celiac disease (CD). Recent studies show that a gluten–free diet can impact fibromyalgia, IBS, and celiac disease occurring simultaneously in people. IBS is a common gastrointestinal functional ...click here to read more

A gluten-free diet is recommended for celiac disease patients as a means to control the disease, but some studies have shown it may also benefit those living with rheumatoid arthritis. Susan Goodman, rheumatologist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, explained, “We have studied it fairly extensively, and what becomes clear is that ...click here to read more

Celiac disease patients have been found to be taking popular probiotics with traces of gluten, according to research. Researchers at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) found that over half of probiotics are contaminated with traces of gluten. Probiotics are taken by many celiac patients to promote healthy gut flora even ...click here to read more

Celiac disease and Crohn’s disease are two common inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) that not only share common symptoms but also part of their genetic background. In both celiac disease and Crohn’s disease there is inflammation of the intestines but how that inflammation is triggered differs. Celiac disease is intolerance to gluten and so when a ...click here to read more

Dermatitis herpetiformis is a skin rash from celiac disease which can be properly managed by following a gluten free diet. Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a skin rash which resembles herpes lesions which can appear as blisters and bumps but it is not a form of herpes. Nearly 15 to 25 percent of celiac disease suffers ...click here to read more

Celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, is linked to an increased neuropathy (nerve damage) risk. The findings were published in JAMA Neurology, where researchers found a 2.5-fold increased risk of neuropathy. The prevalence of celiac disease is roughly one percent of the popular. The disease is categorized by having a gluten sensitivity. The first reports of celiac ...click here to read more

Infants with a genetic risk factors for celiac disease who are fed gluten until the age of two have a two-fold greater risk of developing the disease. Lead author, Carin Andrén Aronsson, said, “The role of gluten intake in infants and the risk of later developing celiac disease has long been debated. Our study provides ...click here to read more

A new blood test will be able to better detect celiac disease – gluten allergy – than the traditional way of using the tissue in the small intestine. The findings come from the University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine. In celiac disease the immune system treats gluten as a virus or bacteria, and it causes ...click here to read more

Have you ever heard of the term “bread madness”?  It was coined about 50 years ago – “bread madness” referred to patients whose schizophrenic symptoms spontaneously vanished when they were denied the consumption of gluten-containing bread products. Since then, many people have questioned the potential link between gluten and psychiatric disorders. While some theorists propose ...click here to read more