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Gluten Free But May Contain Wheat

You’re walking through the supermarket when you see a new product marked gluten-free. You read the ingredients like you always do and notice “May Contain Wheat” at the bottom. Do you buy it? Products that… 

Osteopenia Found in 50% of Children with Celiac Disease

gym_06Research shows celiac disease can cause brittle bones in children. Can a gluten-free diet correct it?

A teenage gymnast is completing an exercise at the US Nationals gymnastics competition. At seventeen years of age, she is one of the top athletes in the country, physically strong and incredibly fit.

Both her wrists fracture during the dismount.

Doctors test her bone density to find out why her bones broke so easily. Although she is just a teenager, she is diagnosed with osteopenia, the precursor to osteoporosis and a bone disorder that normally afflicts people over 55. She has never had gastrointestinal issues, but her doctors test her for celiac disease anyway because something is obviously wrong with the way she is absorbing and/or metabolizing calcium.

Celiac Disease, Diabetes Have Genetic Link

The article below discusses that similar genes are found in people with celiac disease and Type 1 Diabetes.  This supports the findings of a Danish study that showed 12.3% of children with Type 1 Diabetes…