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Friday, January 22, 2010

Learn About A Gluten Free Diet

By Tara Locksley

If you are looking to change your diet to a gluten free diet, it is probably because you have Celiac disease. This condition is the most undiagnosed condition and 9 out of 10 people do not even know they have it. Celiac disease is genetically determined so unfortunately there is nothing that you can do to prevent the disease; you can only change the way and what you eat.

The small intestine has a lining that is damaged from the gluten and a person will then experience symptoms from weight loss, bloating, vitamin and mineral deficiency, among other problems. Someone living with this condition is strongly advised to change his or her diet to a gluten free diet. The small intestine will immediately start to heal when he or she changes their diet.

Gluten is hard to take out of someone's diet because so many products use grains during manufacturing. People often eat gluten in their food and they are unaware of doing so, but it is difficult to know if the product contains gluten just by its name. All in all, to improve your health, it is essential to eat a gluten free diet. For some help a person living with celiac disease can see a registered dietician when putting together your new diet.

When changing to a gluten free diet, you are consuming foods that do not contain any gluten including but not limited to wheat, rye and barley. Sometimes oats can be considered gluten because these oats can become contaminated during the manufacturing process. There are some clues however, that will tell you if grain is an ingredient in the food, which can be found on the label including stabilizer, starch, flavoring, hydrolyzed, plant protein, emulsifier.

One thing someone with celiac disease must be ready to change their eating habits. The gluten free diet needs to be consistent. While shopping, you can always look at the ingredients on the labels of the food. Many products will have the ingredients found on the label.

Today there are many supermarkets now stocking some gluten free foods because this condition is being diagnosed more often. There are also special health food stores that may have better selections on the types of food you are looking for.

During the week, it may in your best interest to pack lunches for work or school. Now it is not to say you cannot eat at a restaurant again but when you do eat out, keep it simple. Stay away from any sauces or dressing because they frequently contain gluten ingredients.

Once you are on a gluten free diet, you will find that it is easier than anticipated. However, doctors are becoming more aware of the disease due to more diagnoses. People with celiac disease have incorporated this diet into their lives and now they feel they are living a normal life like the rest of us. A gluten free diet is not the end of the world, changing a few things in their eating habits will have major improvements in their body. - 17273

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