Many foods carry a gluten-free label but the vast majority do not. Read the labels and don’t assume that something that ‘should be’ gluten-free is. Learn more from a doctor. Watch and listen to this video, it might makes a huge differences between what you know and what you should know more. Pay attention.
Showing posts with label celiac disease. Show all posts
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Monday, September 3, 2012
Monday, August 27, 2012
SWEET CONNECTION, DUBAI
Sweet Connection in Dubai is the first 100% gluten free kitchen in Dubai. It was founded by Areej Jomaa in February 2012 and is dedicated to finding and developing solutions to people with food intolerance such as Coeliac disease, gluten intolerance and just about anyone who needs to follow a gluten-free food intake.
Areej Jomaa, the founder of Sweet Connection states that they prepare food for people who are gluten intolerant, sufferers of Celiac Disease as well as those who are allergic to dairy, eggs, sugar and so on. This food prepared by Sweet Connection are also open to those who follow a gluten-free diet just to gain from its numerous health benefits.
The subject of gluten-free diet has become a passionate interest for Areej. He has done a number of research on the many variety of alternatives foods and he's been able to create a wide range of tasty breads, pizzas, cakes, cup cakes, biscuits, cookies and etc, with all the flavour of regular products minus the side-effects.
According to research, between 5 and 10% of all people may suffer from some form of food sensitivity. Gluten intolerance describes three conditions: wheat allergy, non-coeliac gluten sensitivity, and coeliac disease. As these conditions are difficult to diagnose, many people are not aware that this intolerance may be the source of other health issues.
Sweet Connections food product are so tasty that apart from regular customers who have different allergies buying foods here, there is also those who are without any food allergies who become customers, purely based on the great taste of this company products.
Added to this is the fact that all Sweet Connection products are prepared daily and suitable for home freezing. Special products such as birthday cakes can be ordered and delivered within 24 hours of notice.
Monday, July 16, 2012
GLUTEN FREE FOOD : what's in and what's out
Basically, by definition, gluten free diet is taking foods without the present of any protein gluten. We all know that gluten can be found in grains such as wheat, barley, rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye).
There are those who cannot tolerate gluten in their digestive system, thus having to take foods that are gluten free. Gluten can very damaging to Celiac Disease sufferers. Their only way out is to get into a gluten free diet treatment.
However, before switching into this diet, it's better to consult a dietitian first who will determine what works best for you, so you can have a proper healthy balanced diet.
Below are list of foods that are naturally gluten free:
Beans, seeds, nuts in their natural unprocessed form
Fresh eggs
Fresh meat, fish and poultry (stay way from it if it is breaded, batter-coated or marinated
Fruits and vegetables in their natural conditions (unprocessed)
Most dairy products
Also there are many grains and starches that can be use for a gluten free diet food. These includes:
Amaranth
Arrowroot
Buckwheat
Corn and cornmeal
Flax
Gluten free flour (rice,soy,corn,potato,bean)
Homing (a type of corn)
Millet
Quinoa
Rice
Sorghum
Soy
Tapioca
Teff
Do your best to avoid foods and drinks that contains:
Barley (malt, malt flavoring and malt vinegar are made from barley
Rye
Triticale
Avoid also these foods, they contain gluten from wheat:
Bulgur
Duram
Farina
Graham flour
Kamut
Semolina
Avoid these foods at all cost- unless it is certified gluten free:
Beer
Bread
Cakes and pies
Candies
Cereals
Cookies and crackers
Croutons
French fries
Gravies
Imitation meat or seafood
Matzo
Pastas
Processed luncheon meat
Salad dressing
There are risk though when using gluten free diet. Notably, these diets may have a low levels of certain much needed vitamins and nutrients. As a general guide, gluten free diets should have enough of these key nutrients
Iron
Calcium
Fiber
Thiamin
Riboflavin
Niacin
Folate
Those with Celiac Disease or Gluten Intolerance should stick to their diet because when you accidentally consume foods containing gluten, then it will usually result in severe abdominal pain or diarrhea. Though some people don't show symptoms or signs after eating gluten food, this doesn't mean that it's not damaging their intestinal villi.
Whether you show symptoms or not, the fact is that every trace amount of gluten in your diet will do some damage to your system. And if prolong, can cause a total disappearance of the intestinal villi, a hair like substance in small intestines that's responsible for the absorption of nutrients into our body.Take a bite..
Monday, June 25, 2012
Gfreely.com Launches Subscription Service
Gfreely.com recently launches it delivering care package service containing new gluten free foods, recipes and tips straight to the door of its customers, providing gluten free consumers a way to discover a new and unique gluten free products.
Gfreely.com is a company that produces gluten free foods. They recently launched their first subscription service focusing mainly on the gluten free consumers. Customers of Gfreely.com will receive every month a package containing gluten free foods, recipes and tips. They offer subscribers a monthly box of product at USD25 that normally would cost around USD40 in the open market.
As we are all aware off by now, gluten free diet is a growing trend worldwide and gluten free diet is increasingly being use as a dietary treatment for many conditions relating to gluten intolerance ranging from Celiac Disease to Parkinson's disease. Gfreely.com's subscription service will eases the burden of a gluten free diet, which can be challenging given the fact that gluten seems to be pervasive in modern diets especially Western diet.
Dan Schiffman, the founder of Gfreely.com once said that gluten free lifestyle should not prevent those with Celiac Disease or Gluten Intolerance from having a fulfilling and exciting relationship with food. Meanwhile, Gfreely.com on its part will assist in helping people discover gluten free new, healthy food and recipes.
For this to work, a team of gluten free foodies and health professionals will hand pick tasty gluten free foods from across America. This food will then be packaged and distribute to subscribers of Gfreely.com These packages are themed each month. One month it might be gluten free tacos and chips, another might be gluten free pizza and snacks. It also features varieties of ethnic cuisines, on-the-go snacks and full meals as well such as gluten free pizzas, bean salads and quinoa pasta dinners.
For further enlightenment, please visit Gfreely.com
There's new rules that will be use for label and contents of baby milk and food for people with special need including gluten intolerance.
Special gluten labelling rules are also to be included in this legislation. Food products intended for people with gluten intolerance should contain less than 100 mg gluten per kg and may be labelled as having "very low gluten content" whilst those containing less than 20 mg of gluten per kg may be labelled "gluten free".
MEPs say the European Commission should prepare a study with a view to addressing the lack of specific rules for lactose intolerance.
For more information visit the EU Parliament.
Monday, June 11, 2012
GLUTEN FREE
Gluten free is a term generally use to indicate a suppposed harmless level of gluten rather than a complete absence. However, the exact level of gluten which is harmless is uncertain and full of controversy. A systematic review tentatively concluded that a consumption of less than 10 mg of gluten per day is unlikely to cause abnormalities.
In a attempt to avoid all problems relating to gluten intolerance, it is therefore best to avoid or reduce intake of foods containing gluten. That is why people with problems that are related to gluten intolerance needs to look for foods that are gluten free. Nowadays, there are many options when attempting to live life without gluten. There are many gluten free foods available in the market. They are also a number of recipes that are gluten free.
To recap, gluten is the protein that present in wheat, barley, rye, and other grains that are closely related to the above-mentioned. Gluten does not exist in corn, rice or oats though gluten normally present in oats when processed. So naturally one should by products (oats) that are certified gluten free.
All processed foods most probably contain gluten for reasons such as a thickener, flavor (e.g., malt), binder or a big part of an ingredient in pizza, pasta, cakes, cookies, bread, you name it. Gluten can be used to stop stuff sticking together like a pre-packed grated cheese. Gluten also presents in many pharmaceuticals, make-up and household products.
Anyone who have celiac disease or a serious case of gluten intolerance can't get even a speck of gluten in their system without causing major serious short term and long term health problems.
Long term health problem associated with gluten intake for gluten intolerance or celiac disease patient includes bowel cancer, alzheimer's, gluten ataxia (similar to Parkinson's) while the short term health problem includes headaches and brain fog, psychosis to pains in the joints, diarrhea constipation or indigestion.
Autism in many cases seems to be a dietary problem. Families with autism kids have discovered that by omitting gluten, casein (a similar protein in milk product), soy and some other things associated with gluten, have manage to help their kids to normalize, enabling them to interact with other kids and do their school studies more easily.
Gluten intolerance is very common and not isolated. Use this quiz to discover whether you are gluten intolerant. The question listed here will give you some information on conditions and symptoms associated with gluten intolerance.
Obviously gluten free can be define as foods that are processed or product created of which there is the absolute absent of gluten. There are foods nowadays that are gluten free. This include breads, cakes, candies, cereals, cookies, frozen food and so on. Usually to look for a product that are gluten free, one look at the food label and will know straight away whether the foo is safe to consume or not.
While doing the research for this post, I came across this site. It contains foods that are gluten free. If you have the time, do visit this site at
Monday, June 4, 2012
GLUTEN : WHEN IT HAPPENNED
People who have Gluten Intolerance or Celiac Disease, when ingesting food containing gluten will have their immune system responds by releasing antibodies that damage or to some extent destroy the intestinal villi - a part of the small intestines.
Normally, small intestines is lined with finger like villi that absorb crucial nutrients from food. In a person with celiac disease, these villi flats outs and the inside of the small intestines looks more like a smooth surface, thus it cannot absorb nutrients effectively. This generally leads to malnutrition, no matter the amount of food we eat.
However there is a difference between gluten intolerance and celiac disease where in person with gluten intolerance, it does not cause the same kind of intestinal damage, but still leads to an uncomfortable abdominal symptoms with the intake of gluten based food.
Gluten intolerance is thought to affect roughly 10% of world population. The symptoms include bloating, abdominal discomfort, pain or diarrhea, or it may appears with variety of extra intestinal symptoms including headaches and migraines, lethargy and tiredness, attention-deficit disorder and hypeactivity, schizophrenia, muscular disturbance as well as bone and joint pain.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
GLUTEN SENSITIVITY (GLUTEN INTOLERANCE)
Gluten can cause a spectrum of disorders including Celiac Disease and Wheat Allergy in which gluten that present in these foods can create havoc to the body. Put simply it can be defined as a non-allergic and non-autoimmune in which consumption of gluten can lead to symptoms which is similar to Celiac Disease or Wheat Allergy.
Celiac Disease meanwhile is a chronic nutritional disturbance, usually of young children caused by the inability of the body system to metabolize gluten which result in malnutrition, a distended abdomen, muscle wasting and the passage of stools having high fat content.
Gluten Intolerance occurs when key protein fragments in gluten cause an immune response especially those with Celiac Disease. Sufferers can expect their body’s immune system to be triggered when they consume gluten based food which in the process leads to damages to the small intestine. This damage thus prevent the body’s ability to absorb nutrients.
The toxic peptide components of gluten that causes Gluten Intolerance or Celiac Disease was finally discovered after sixty years since gluten was first identified as the main cause of Gluten Intolerance or Celiac Disease.
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