People with celiac disease are more likely to have other diseases in which the autoimmune system attacks the body’s healthy cells and tissues. There are also some conditions that make people much more likely to have celiac disease. One is European ancestry. Also, if a close relative (parent, sibling, child) has it, there’s a 1 [...]
From the monthly archives:
January 2009
Some celebrities, we know, stick to a gluten-free diet as a fad way to lose weight. Other are genuinely gluten-free. Prying into the lives of people we don’t know is a fun international pastime, so let’s check out how the big names are coping with the pressures of Celiac disease:
Keith Olbermann, host of MSNBC’s Countdown [...]
Here’s the original article indicating that some Wellshire Farms’ products exceeded 1,000 parts per million in independent gluten testing.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/health/chi-081120-allergens-tribune-investigation,0,506031.story?page=1
And a follow up article indicating that Whole Foods has pulled Wellshire Farms’ products from its shelves:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-whole_foodsdec31,0,4055580.story
From Susan Baranowsky, Director of Consumer Affairs:
“I would like to clear up any confusion that may have resulted from Campbell’s recent review of the gluten-free status of our Prego and Pace products. After FDA issued its proposed regulation about gluten-free food labeling, Campbell temporarily removed some products from our “Gluten-Free” List so [...]
Thanks to My Celiac Blog, I learned that there is an entire online shopping area, partnered with Amazon, where you can buy exclusively gluten-free items. This site, Gluten Free Live, is a place where cross-contamination is so contained that you can’t even link to a description of a gluten-containing product. Where you can’t even [...]
I very much enjoyed reading NYTimes food writer Mark Bittman’s suggestions for how to stock your pantry. All but a few items on his list were gluten-free. I’m going to follow some of his suggestions, especially the substitution of sherry vinegar for balsamic and dried beans for canned.
His list also reminded me of Gluten [...]
While surfin’ the gluten-free Web, I started to notice a pattern. A trend. A movement, even. I am speaking of the collective yearning of the gluten-free community for the ultimate chocolate cake recipe. I mean the kind of chocolate cake that thrills you to the tips of your toes and satisfies you so thoroughly that [...]
Google Insights reports that gluten-free internet searching is up 150% since 2004. Perhaps that’s why Kristen Campbell of Naturally Dah’ling (previously reviewed on this blog) and Taylor Brown, an internet marketing manager, have united to create the world’s first gluten-free search engine. Gluten Free Fox, as it’s known, is still very new. You should not [...]
A startling study has just been published that confirms a strong genetic link between celiac disease and type 1 diabetes. In both diseases, the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy cells. In diabetics the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas are the target, while in celiacs the small intestine is attacked and inflamed. While scientists have known [...]
Kelly and Kim, the Celiac Chicks, met at work in NYC. Kelly had been eating gluten-free for 10 years and was doing great, while Kim didn’t feel so good. She tried Kelly’s diet for a while and as she put it, hello sunshine! These energetic women wanted a fun celiac community of their own, and [...]
