Gluten Free Winston-Salem: I have a new blog! Yadkinvalleyglutenfree.org!

Saturday, June 11, 2011

I have a new blog! Yadkinvalleyglutenfree.org!

Due to ongoing problems with the reliability of the Blogger service, as well as my wish for a site that is of my own creation, I have started a new gluten-free resource at YadkinValleyGlutenFree.org (dot com works also).

Please visit the new site and let me know what you think. I am hoping to create a comprehensive site for all things gluten-free for greater Winston Salem, so please be sure to let me know what you would like to see.

Thanks to everyone for visiting this site and reading my posts these last few months! I really appreciate the feedback. Special thanks to Zach for allowing me to participate as a blogger here at glutenfreewinstonsalem and learn my way around the blogosphere.

I will continue to post here in addition to the new site, so feel free to continue visiting this site for blog updates. In addition to the blog, the new site will have local support group information, area GF events, restaurant listings, recipes, online shopping options, and other useful GF resources.

Thanks!

Deb

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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.