Gluten Free Diet: Necessity for Celiac Disease

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Gluten Free Diet Necessity for Celiac Disease

• By SkyRoots

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What is Celiac Disease?

• Firstly let us understand what is Gluten?
• Gluten is a protein found in rye, barley or
  wheat. Gluten helps foods maintain their shape,
  acting as a glue that holds food together.
• The celiac condition is the one where gluten
  consumption may cause damage to the small
  intestine
• The reaction caused against gluten causes
  inflammation of the small intestine. The damage
  caused to the small intestine also lead to
  nutritional deficiencies as it affects the
  absorption of nutrition from the ingested foods.

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Indians Suffer from Celiac Disease

• According to experts at the All India Institute
  of Medical Sciences, celiac disease affects close
  to six to eight million people in India.
• The prevalence rate of celiac disease(including
  India) is understood to be 1 globally.
• In India, celiac disease is suspected to be more
  prevalent in north India population, where wheat
  is primarily grown and forms the staple cereal.
• The prevalence of celiac disease has been
  doubling every 20 years.
• The diagnosis rate of celiac disease is
  extremely low presently only about 5. which
  means out of 100 people affected with celiac
  disease, 95 are not aware of this condition.
• Source https//www.ndtv.com/,
  http//celiacindia.org.in

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Care for Celiac Disease

• Celiac patients need to take special care while
  planning their diet.
• They should carefully read the labels of all the
  products.
• They should only buy products which are Gluten
  free.
• They should avoid eating grains, pasta, cereals,
  and processed foods as these may contain
  gluten-containing grains like rye, barley or
  wheat
• They should keep a list of natural gluten-free
  products handy with them.
• They should know the gluten-free foodstuffs that
  they can consume in their daily diet.

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Gluten Free Diet

• Celiac disease patients require making dietary
  changes in order to curb the problems caused by
  gluten-containing products.
• Patients with celiac disease should avoid Gluten
  and Gluten containing products in their diet.
• Gluten-free diet for celiac disease patients will
  help in reducing the symptoms, heal the injury
  and prevent further damage.
• The slightest amount of Gluten in the diet may
  trigger the immune response and cause severe
  health problems and complications in the patients.

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Gluten Free Food Products

• Many healthy gluten-free products are now
  available in the market. Gluten Free Jowar
  (Sorghum) Flakes and Pearl Millet (Bajra)
  Flakes are amongst them.
• The advantages of including these flakes in the
  celiac patients diet are
• These are produced from natural grains and by
  natural farming techniques
• The necessary nutritional ingredients are intact
• They are a rich source of dietary fibre and low
  in sugar content
• They help in digestion and reduce post-meal
  acidity
• They reduce the complications caused by celiac
  patients

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