Items Tagged ‘celiac disease’

August 1, 2012

Why Gluten-Free Diets Are Not Just a Fad

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Do you know someone trying out the latest food fad? That would be the gluten-free diet. However, for some, it’s actually a recommended treatment for what researchers say is an underdiagnosed disease: celiac disease. “Simplistically, it’s an allergic reaction to a protein in certain grains,” explained Dr. Sandra Cepoi, who works at the Mayo Clinic […]

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Tags: celiac disease, Dr. Sandra Cepoi, gluten-free diet, WKBT La Crosse


July 2, 2012

Gluten-Free Frenzy

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A booming new trend in the food industry is based on a common gut reaction. The reported number of Americans with celiac disease — a serious autoimmune reaction to gluten — has risen from one in 10,000 in the 1950s to one in 133 in 2009, according to a study conducted by the Mayo Clinic. […]

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Tags: celiac disease, gluten, gluten-intolerant, The Register-Guard


July 2, 2012

Gluten-Free Frenzy

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A booming new trend in the food industry is based on a common gut reaction. The reported number of Americans with celiac disease — a serious autoimmune reaction to gluten — has risen from one in 10,000 in the 1950s to one in 133 in 2009, according to a study conducted by the Mayo Clinic. […]

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Tags: celiac disease, gluten, Mintel, The Register-Guard


June 26, 2012

Study: Effects of High Blood Pressure Drug May Mimic Celiac Disease

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A new report suggests that the common blood pressure drug olmesartan (Benicar) can cause symptoms that mimic celiac disease, leading to misdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment…”We thought these cases were celiac disease initially because their biopsies showed features very like celiac disease, such as inflammation,” study author Dr. Joseph Murray, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, said in […]

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Tags: Benicar, blood pressure, celiac disease, Dr. Joseph Murray, Florida Today


April 11, 2012

Celebrity Diets: Fit or Fad – Miley Cyrus’ Gluten-Free Diet

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Formerly known for her Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, the all grown-up singer recently took to Twitter to talk about her new diet, “For everyone calling me anorexic I have a gluten and lactose allergy. It’s not about weight it’s about health. Gluten is crappp anyway.”… According to the Mayo Clinic, you either have celiac […]

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Tags: celiac disease, gluten-free diet, Miley Cyrus


February 21, 2012

Local restaurants responding to gluten-free trend

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…That damage is from a reaction to eating gluten.  In this country, one out of 133 people is affected.  Dr. Jim Zighelboim has studied digestive disorders for years. “Celiac disease is caused by an intolerance to certain food items; specifically wheat, barley and rye,” says Dr. Zighelboim…”It’s a very restrictive diet because when you think […]

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Tags: celiac disease, Dr. Jim Zighelboim, gluten, gluten free foods, Oakwood Mall


February 7, 2012

New Guide to Who Really Shouldn’t Eat Gluten

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You’ve got abdominal pains, bloating, fatigue and foggy thinking. You feel worse after eating wheat or other foods with gluten, and better when you avoid them… Experts urge people who suspect they have problems with gluten to be tested for celiac disease before going gluten-free on their own. Otherwise, with no gluten to react to, […]

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Tags: celiac disease, gluten, gluten-free, Joseph Murray


January 4, 2010

The Obama effect and the year in medicine

By Kelley Luckstein

When Barack Obama was sworn in as U.S. President in January, many top Canadian scientists feared they would soon be hearing a great sucking sound as research resources and talent were drawn back to the United States…   The following is a wrap-up of some of the year’s medical highlights, low points and emerging trends […]

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October 22, 2009

McAllister: Light shed on celiac disease, osteoporosis

By Kelley Luckstein

Scientists have long known that people with celiac disease have a higher than average risk for developing osteoporosis, but until recently the link between the two conditions was poorly understood.   Celiac disease is caused by an immune system reaction to gluten, a natural protein found in grains such as wheat, barley and rye…   […]

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Tags: celiac disease, osteoporosis


August 17, 2009

The Expense of Eating With Celiac Disease

By Kelley Luckstein

YOU would think that after Kelly Oram broke more than 10 bones and experienced chronic stomach problems for most of his life, someone (a nurse? a doctor?) might have wondered if something fundamental was wrong with his health…It turned out that Mr. Oram…had celiac disease, an underdiagnosed immune disorder set off by eating foods containing […]

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Tags: celiac disease, stomach


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