Gluten

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Reviewed May 2008

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Title:   Gluten free alternatives
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   A gluten free diet means giving up wheat, rye, barley and oat-based products. However, a person with coeliac disease can still have a nutritious, balanced diet consisting of a wide range of foods by experimenting a little with alternative grains.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Gluten free diet
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Coeliac disease can be managed by lifelong adherence to a strict gluten free diet. A person with coeliac disease can still enjoy a varied diet if they fully understand the gluten free diet. It is important to consult with a dietitian with experience in coeliac disease.
Date:   Aug 2008
Title:   Gluten- and casein-free diets for autistic spectrum disorder
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   It has been suggested that peptides from gluten and casein may have a role in the origins of autism and that the physiology and psychology of autism might be explained by excessive opioid activity linked to these peptides. ...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Living with diabetes and coeliac disease
Publisher:   Diabetes Australia - Victoria
Description:   People who have type 1 diabetes are more at risk of developing coeliac disease. Statistics suggest that 5 to 10% of children with type 1 diabetes will develop coeliac disease. Both type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease are thought to develop due to autoimmune reactions. In coeliac disease the autoimmune reaction is to the protein gluten, which results in damage to the small intestinal mucosa. In people with type 1 diabetes the autoimmune response destroys the beta cells in the pancreas responsible for the production of insulin.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Coeliac disease
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Coeliac disease is a condition that affects the small bowel, caused by an abnormal immune response, or sensitivity, to a dietary protein known as gluten.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Coeliac Society of Australia Inc. - Gluten Free Symbol
Publisher:   Nutrition Australia
Description:   Describes symbol and its meaning. For a food to be endorsed it must satisfy the food standards code definition of gluten free ie no detectable gluten.
Date:   Jul 2003
Title:   Gluten enteropathy
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The presentation of coeliac disease is changing, and typical malabsorption is now uncommon. Patients are more likely to present with non-specific symptoms or with iron and/or folate deficiency. The diagnosis still depends upon finding villous atrophy in the small intestine by endoscopic biopsy of the distal duodenum.
Date:   Apr 2001
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