Watch the Gluten Intake, Celiacs!
As if all of the other symptoms weren’t reason enough to maintain a strict gluten-free diet, a new study claims to find a correlation between Celiac/Coeliac disease and cardiovascular disease.
While it is distressing to hear, the numbers show only a slightly higher risk, so more research is warranted. However, as I understand it, inflammation does often lead to cardiac distress, so the correlation does make sense.
So again, it just doesn’t pay to take chances with Celiac - stick to your diet!
Source:
Blackwell-Synergy (external link will open in a new window)
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February 29th, 2008 at 10:22 pm
I have actually had an easier time being gluten free. In the first month or so after I was diagnosed, I lost close to ten pounds because I really restricted the diet. Cecelia’s Market Place has a great website that will give you an email a day (free) and tell of a product that is gluten free.
Rice flour doesn’t make your bread too different compared to using white flour.
If you want to know anything else, please feel free to contact me. Right now I am not completely gluten free, but I will be soon.
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February 29th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
I am surprised to hear you aren’t fully gluten-free. My understanding was that gluten-sensitive folk had to go completely cold turkey to avoid further complications. I will check in with you from time to time to hear updates on your status. Best of luck to you!