In an era when many mainstream doctors publicly denounce the health benefits of diets free of foods containing gluten except in the case of clinically diagnosed celiac disease, it’s refreshing to hear Dr. Arthur Agatston, creator of the wildly popular South Beach Diet, state publicly that many of the benefits his followers experience come from [...]
Subway may be joining the growing wave of nationwide restaurant chains offering gluten-free options, according to QSRweb.com. Starting today, Subway restaurants in Tyler and Dallas, Texas will offer a gluten-free brownie and a gluten-free roll. The restaurants are doing things halfway, either. Foods containing gluten can cross-contaminate other foods prepared in the same are with [...]
New research in Sweden has shown that roughly half of all celiac patients in a test group showed the same intestinal reaction to corn as to wheat gluten, though at a much lower intensity. This extremely preliminary finding suggests that corn may also be damaging to people with celiac disease, though far more study will [...]
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Red Lobster restaurants in Orlando are unveiling a new menu which not only lists common allergens in each dish, but warns customers which dishes are at risk of cross-contamination during the preparation process. It’s hoped that the new food-allergy-friendly menus will gradually spread nationwide. While it’s extremely anecdotal and certainly doesn’t apply to all Red [...]
Experts are now chiming in, saying that following a gluten-free diet if you don’t have celiac disease may cause health problems and even (gasp!) weight gain.
From Foodprocessing.com: Second-generation replacement of trans fats and the removal of glutens continue to dominate product development activity in the baked goods category of the food industry. Yes, gluten free. While many observers (ourselves included) have been waiting several years for this trend to live up to expectations, it finally may be hitting stride. Read [...]
Food is such a huge part of our culture that a serious problem with foods containing gluten can seem like a jail sentence. What do you say when your friends, family, or co-workers want to go out to a restaurant? True, in some major cities you can find a handful of restaurants which specifically cater [...]
Every parent of a child with wheat intolerance or celiac disease worries about accidental exposure to gluten. Foods containing gluten seem to be everywhere. But food isn’t the only potential source of gluten exposure. One source that you may not have thought of is– of all things– fingerpaints. Yes, fingerpaints generally contain gluten, and with [...]
No two ways about it – adhering to a strict gluten-free diet is stressful. Now, a team of leading gastroenterologists at Rush have designed a new study to find out if mind/body techniques can help people with celiac disease adhere to this very strict diet. Read More Here addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wheatintolerance.org%2Ffoods-containing-gluten%2Fare-mindbody-techniques-useful-for-those-on-a-gluten-free-diet’; addthis_title = ‘Are+Mind%2FBody+Techniques+Useful+for+Those+on+a+Gluten-Free+Diet%3F’; addthis_pub [...]