Sylvia Llewelyn Bower
Author
Series
Publisher
Demos Health
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
"Celiac Disease and gluten intolerance are sensitivities to the gluten in wheat. People with celiac disease have a genetic predisposition, causing the proteins in wheat, barley and rye to create an inflammatory process in the small intestine. For a person with celiac disease, it is absolutely mandatory to maintain a strict diet for life. Currently there is no other treatment. The "gluten-free" lifestyle also reduces the risk of many other diseases,...