Believe it or not, the price of gluten-free bread has dropped precipitously. Twenty-six years ago, we ordered our food from Canada. We would get it shipped to support group meetings, and we had to pay the freight cost.
The bigger problem for us is really the restaurants understanding that even one particle of gluten can set off the immune reaction. How has the rise of the gluten-free diet negatively impacted those with celiac disease?
It overshadows the seriousness of the disease. It becomes this double-edged sword that confuses the food service community because all these people are ordering gluten-free, yet they may not have a need for it.
They may just think of gluten-free as a person on a diet trend rather than really associating it with celiac disease. One of the bigger myths, I think, about Philadelphia and the mixture of the city, is that celiac disease is a Caucasian disease, and it is not. He had many years of struggle — the doctors told him it was all in his head; he was OK; take whatever medication to cover up the symptoms.
Not until his son was diagnosed did he get the diagnosis. But if you go into a restaurant or a food service provider and you say you have an allergy, that alerts the food service provider to take extra caution. The Celiac Disease Foundation makes no representations or warranties, either express or implied, as to the accuracy of any posted information and assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions contained therein.
Furthermore, no warranty, express or implied, is created by providing information through this web site and the presence of an individual healthcare practitioner on the web site does not in any way constitute an endorsement by the Celiac Disease Foundation. No one shall be entitled to claim detrimental reliance on any views or information, whether provided by or accessed through this web site, or to claim any duty on our part to update posted information or to protect the interests of those accessing this web site.
In no event shall the Celiac Disease Foundation be held liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken in reliance on such information or views. Our dietitians teach how to remove gluten from your diet, properly prepare meals and be adventurous in the use of gluten-free grains. They also provide strategies for eating out and with so many gluten-free items on the market today, assistance in making better food choices.
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