Gluten Free Winston-Salem: December 2010

Sunday, December 26, 2010

The next NCPTGIG Meeting will be held on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011

Our next NCPTGIG meeting is on Jan. 15, 2011 @ 11:00 AM (please arrive at 10:30 AM) at the Hope Moravian Church (2759 Hope Church Rd, Winston Salem). We will have a program by Dr. Jillian Teta on osteoporosis and celiac disease, with a focus on bone strengthening, diet and exercise.

New study suggests gluten-free diet is beneficial for potential celiac disease patients

ScienceDaily (Dec. 15, 2010) — Findings from a new study of 141 adults add to an ongoing medical debate over which patients with symptoms of celiac disease should go on a gluten-free diet. Published in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research, the study concludes that people currently diagnosed as "potential" celiac disease patients and not advised to follow a gluten-free diet may not be "potential" patients at all.

FROGURT of Winston Salem announces Gluten-Free Frozen Yogurt

News from FROGURT: "We have recently opened a Frozen Yogurt Bar in Winston Salem named FROGURT (Off Hanes Mall Boulevard – Between Brixx Pizza & Firebird Grill – Across from Ashley Furniture Store) and we offer a wide range of frozen yogurt flavors that are Gluten Free. We plan to offer a larger variety of gluten free toppings (currently quite a few are already Gluten Free) in the near future."

Location: 1263 Creekshire Way,Winston Salem, NC 27103.
Tel: 336-331-3939 / 336-331-3130
Email: frogee@frogurtusa.com

Help raise money for celiac disease research: Visit Alek's Controllable Christmas Lights!

http://www.komar.org/cgi-bin/christmas_webcam

Monday, December 6, 2010

Order your copy of the NCPTGIG Shopping Guide Addendum!

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Update: some, but not all, M&M's may no longer be gluten-free

Scott Adams on Celiac.com has a new post on a recent change to the labeling of all types of M&M's, which now state "May contain Wheat".

Celiac Disease by the Numbers

1 out of every 133 Americans (about 3 million people) has CD.
97% of Americans estimated to have CD are not diagnosed.
CD has over 300 known symptoms although some people experience none.
Age of diagnosis is key: If you are diagnosed between age 2-4, your chance of getting an additional autoimmune disorder is 10.5%. Over the age of 20, that rockets up to 34%.
30% of the US population is estimated to have the genes necessary for CD.
2.5 babies are born every minute in the USA with the genetic makeup to have CD.
There are 15 states in the US with populations less than the total number of Celiacs in the US.
CD affects more people in the US than Crohn’s Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease combined.
500,000 new Celiac diagnoses are expected to occur in the US by 2012 -- thanks to efforts to raise public awareness of the disease.
People with CD dine out 80% less than they used to before diagnosis and believe less than 10% of eating establishments have a 'very good' or 'good' understanding of GF diets.
It takes an average of 11 years for patients to be properly diagnosed with CD even though a simple blood test exists.
The average cost of misdiagnosis is $5,000 - $12,000 per person per year. Improving the time to diagnosis could save the health care system millions of dollars annually in unnecessary medical care.
A recent study by Packaged Facts projects that the sales of GF food will reach $2.63 Billion by 2012.
GF foods are, on average, 242% more expensive then their non-GF counterparts.
The smallest amount of gluten which has been shown by a biopsy to cause damage to a Celiac is 0.1 gram per day - or 1/48th of a slice of bread.
The Food Allergen Labeling & Consumer Protection Act became law in 2006 allowing for easier reading of food labels for those with CD. What took so long?
12% of people in the US who have Down Syndrome also have CD.
6% of people in the US who have Type 1 Diabetes also have CD.
Among people who have a first-degree relative diagnosed with celiac, as many as 1 in 22 people may have the disease.
There are currently 0 drugs available to treat CD.

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