Archive for the ‘Celiac disease’ Category

A World Journal of Gastroenterology study recently found that Celiac patients who regularly take B-vitamin supplements were able to reduce their homocysteine levels. The study looked at the effects of taking daily vitamin B6, vitamin B9, and vitamin B12 supplements on the homocysteine levels of patients with Celiac disease or gluten intolerance. Homocysteine is a [...]

About 1 percent of the U.S. population is affected by Celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder triggered by gluten. Gluten is a type of protein found in grains such as barley, wheat, and rye. When a person with Celiac disease eats food containing gluten, an immune reaction attacks the small intestine and prevents nutrients from being [...]

Celiac disease is an autoimmune digestive disorder that attacks the small intestine when a person consumes gluten — a protein found in grains like barley, rye, and wheat. Data from the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center show that an average of 1 out of every 133 otherwise healthy people in the United States suffer [...]

Bread is a staple food around the world. In America, wheat is the grain of choice and is used for a variety of other foodstuffs besides bread. The wheat that we eat today, however, is not the same wheat consumed by early civilizations. Pure wheat flour has only been milled into refined white flour during [...]

Have you had an upset stomach or felt bloated after eating wheat bread? If this happens quite often, then you might be suffering from a form of food allergy known as Celiac disease. Those suffering from Celiac disease, also known as gluten intolerance, cannot digest gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. When [...]