Celiac Disease News

Melinda Frye stocks gluten-free items on the shelves at Eat-Rite, which is one of several local stores providing more options for customers seeking gluten-free foods.

Non-celiac wheat sensitivity is a newly described clinical entity characterized by symptoms, which can involve the gastrointestinal tract, the nervous system, the skin, and other organs.

About 6 percent of the population, or about 18 million people, have a form of gluten sensitivity.

ONCE AGAIN, GOOD MORNING. WE ARE JOINED IN COOK'S CORNER BY SCOTT KINNEY FROM UNWIND.

Entertaining, noteworthy, informative, and just plain fun, Jane Bedell's "So You Want To Be a Chef?" is a must-have for anyone with a passion for food.

"After trying about a dozen such products, we thought Free Bread's pullman loaf had the best flavor and moisture level and was the most consistent," said chef and co-owner Eric Ripert.

It is hard enough to wend your way through America's sick relationship with food and to disbelieve the American myth that eating on a budget means you have to eat unhealthy food, but then you have to face the bewildering maelstrom of what is actually considered "healthy" which will probably flip one hundred and eighty degrees by next month.

For vegans, gluten-free eaters, allergy sufferers, and those concerned about added hormones and antibiotics, going out to eat must be like stepping into a mine field.

An awareness of nut allergies, compounded by a growing number of people who have a gluten intolerance, makes food gifting not so simple anymore.

Canyon Bakehouse has entered into a partnership with Target retail stores to carry its gluten-free bread on bakery shelves at more than 750 locations across the country.

Pasta is such a versatile food, it's no wonder it's so popular. A survey conducted by the National Pasta Association found that 77% of Americans eat pasta at least once per week.

If there's one downside to fabulous, food-filled holiday celebrations, it's the gurgles and groans of post-feasting indigestion.

Non-celiac wheat sensitivity is a newly described clinical entity characterized by symptoms, which can involve the gastrointestinal tract, the nervous system, the skin, and other organs.

Dietary fads come and go, but the gluten-free movement is one nutritional trend that seems to have staying power.

For many folks, going gluten-free is a medical necessity. Like one percent of the population, they might have celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder that damages the small intestine.

Celiac.com 08/09/2012 - Among many gluten-free catholics, there's been a good deal of excitement lately about low-gluten and gluten-free communion wafers for Mass in the Catholic church.

Lately the hottest thing since sliced bread seems to be, well, pretty much the opposite of that.

This is a celiac success story. A Culinary Institute of the Americas-trained chef with a successful career cooking for high-end, big-money clients in New York City, Olivia Dupin was diagnosed with celiac disease after 10 years of suffering from the extreme, seemingly unrelated symptoms.

The precise trigger of Dermatitis Herpetiformis is unfamiliar but it is believed to be linked to an allergy to gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains.

He was laid off from his job in January 2012. He found a job and started work again this March, then was diagnosed with colon cancer in June.