Quotes & Sayings About Celiac

Gluten sensitivity may also cause asthmatic attacks. — Shari Lieberman

I try to remember that I used to believe, long before I knew about celiac, that our wildest joys came from mystery not despite it. — Heather Abel

After I was diagnosed with celiac disease, I said yes to food, with great enthusiasm ... I vowed to taste everything I could eat, rather than focusing on what I could not. — Shauna James Ahern

What's behind these terribly low diagnostic rates? "One of the reasons celiac disease is so grossly underdiagnosed in this country," says Dr. Green, "is that the pharmaceutical industry has such a major role in the direction of health care here. In many countries around the world, where there are national health plans, doctors are actively encouraged to diagnose celiac disease. In this country, the pharmaceutical industry provides eighty percent of the money for medical research. It also provides a lot of money for postgraduate education, and there just aren't any drug companies that are interested in researching celiac disease. There's basically no money in it - no drug company will provide funds for the research." Simply put: Since there are no drugs to treat celiac disease, pharmaceutical companies stand to gain no profits from encouraging its diagnosis. — Elisabeth Hasselbeck

The story of gluten as it relates to the brain throws a wide net, so much more encompassing than the inflammation of a small section of the small intestine that characterizes celiac disease. — David Perlmutter

Some researchers attribute the increase in gluten intolerance and celiac disease to the fact that modern breads no longer receive a lengthy fermentation. The organic acids produced by the sourdough culture also seem to slow our bodies' absorption of the sugars in white flour, reducing the dangerous spikes of insulin that refined carbohydrates can cause. (Put another way, a sourdough bread will have a lower "glycemic index" than a bread leavened with yeast.) Lastly, the acids activate an enzyme called phytase, which unlocks many of the minerals that, in a seed, have been carefully locked up (or "chelated") for the eventual use of the germinating plant. To — Michael Pollan

Gluten intolerance and celiac disease are direct results of American agriculture policy and, specifically, the government's wading into the food arena. — Joel Salatin

Perhaps most important to keep in mind, however, is that it can be impossible to distinguish between the symptoms of MS and those of gluten sensitivity. — Shari Lieberman

Research has shown that any amount of gluten can damage the intestinal villi of a person with celiac disease (even as little as ⅛ teaspoon of gluten - approximately 1/1000, or .05 percent of a slice of bread). — Jules E. Dowler Shepard