Study poses potential link between Celiac Disease and Asthma

They suppose this connection to due to two possible things, one of them being Vitamin D deficiency which i have. Another article supposes that exposure to gluten actually increases the risk of asthma, not that those with CD  are just more likely to have astham. Which leads me to the major methodological error of this study. To my researcher eye, the participants were flawed and one major factor wasn’t considered, the researchers  weren’t sure if those 28,000 individuals with CD were following a GF diet at the time of the study. I wonder then if not following the diet makes someone more likely to manifest symptoms of active asthma?  How many of you are diagnosed with Asthma in addition to CD?

Canada Changes Food Labeling Laws

I may be behind on this one but I still figured I would share. Canada has changed its food labeling laws so that labels now account for previously unaccounted for gluten in an obvious way. This will definitely help consumers more easily identify foods they can eat, unfortunately the change isn’t effective until August 2012. Either way, I am sure they will beat the USA in improved food labeling!

Gluten Free on the menu at Natural Products Expo West

Presenting at the Natural Products Expo West, the National Foundation for Celiac disease will be doing a workshop on bringing gluten free food to your business and doing it right! So many businesses thinking creating a gluten free menu is all they need to do to attract gluten free eaters, but you and I both know there is far more! A great resource to recommend to any food industry business folks you may know

That’s all for this week! Enjoy!