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NEWS ABOUT: gluten

gluten stories: 6 news summaries

Celiac Disease Diagnoses Skyrocket

Many with gluten intolerance may not
know of condition

Jul 10, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of Americans diagnosed with celiac disease has quadrupled since the 1950s, and the condition "is emerging as a substantial public health concern," Mayo Clinic researchers warn. People who had the gluten-intolerance disease and didn’t know it were four times more likely to have died during... More »

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nutrition • study • public health • gluten • wheat • Mayo Clinic • celiac disease • health research

Doctors Wary
of Anti-Gluten Crusade

Wheat-free diet mostly hype, except for those with celiac disease

Dec 6, 08 6:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley, is shaping up to be America’s latest diet villain. For about 3 million Americans diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder called celiac disease, avoiding gluten is essential. But that alone doesn’t account for the $2 billion a year Americans... More »

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gluten free diets • gluten • fad diets • health food

ANALYSIS

 Whole Foods' Labels 
 Tell Half the Story 

Food chain's labels don't provide enough information about allergens

Nov 23, 08 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Eat, drink, and be wary, chocolate lovers: Whole Foods may not be telling you the whole story about its premium chocolate bars, reports the Chicago Tribune. In an investigation into product labels that promised “good manufacturing practices.” the Trib found that the supermarket chain’s chocolate bars... More »

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FDA • organic food • milk • Whole Foods • gluten • chocolate • label • food allergies • tree nuts • Soy • peanut • consumers

 Vegan Diet May Help Arthritis 

Small Swedish study offers hope for patients

Mar 18, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis may be able to ease their painful symptoms and cut down on their risk of heart attacks by switching to a vegan, gluten-free diet. The new findings from a Swedish study offer hope for patients of the disease, which has no cure but can be... More »

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diet • immune system • gluten • vegetarianism • Karolinska Institutet • body mass index • Rheumatoid arthritis • animal products • Prof Johan Frostegård • National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society • vegan diet

Gluten-Free Diets Gain Converts

Celiac disease, autism forced some to change; others just feel better without it

Feb 1, 08 5:29 PM CST
(Newser) - The tide is turning against gluten as more people ditch the protein—found in bread and just about anything made with wheat, barley, or rye—from their diets, the Chicago Tribune reports. Adherents—and not just those suffering from celiac disease, who cannot tolerate the stuff—blame gluten for a... More »

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autism • diet • gluten • wheat • celiac disease

Gluten-Free Sticks for Many Dieters

Mild-mannered wheat protein is the latest dietary scourge

May 8, 07 8:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gluten-free diets, once the purview of those with life-threatening conditions like celiac disease, have hit the mainstream. Docs now estimate that gluten allergies strike one in 100 North Americans, and even those who aren't allergic are turning onto gluten-free, blaming the protein for ailments from infertility to anxiety. More »

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health • gluten free diets • diet • gluten • allergy

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