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PURPOSE:
The treatment of Celiac Disease is a strict gluten-free diet for life. This diet is assumed to be more expensive, although no studies confirm this assumption. In the current study, the prices of gluten-free foods and regular (gluten-containing) foods were compared to determine if and to what extent gluten-free products are more expensive.
METHODS:
Prices were compared for all food products labelled "gluten-free" and comparable gluten-containing food items in the same group available at two large-chain general grocery stores. The unit cost of each food, calculated as the price in dollars per 100 grams of each product, was calculated for purposes of comparison.
RESULTS:
All 56 gluten-free products were more expensive than regular products. The mean (+/- standard deviation) unit price for gluten-free products was $1.71 (+/- 0.93) compared with $0.61 (+/- 0.38) for regular products (p<0.0001). On average, gluten-free products were 242% more expensive than regular products (+/- 212; range, 5% to 1,000%).
CONCLUSIONS:
All the commercially available products labelled gluten-free were significantly more expensive than comparable products. This information will be useful to dietitians who counsel individuals and families with Celiac Disease, and to Celiac advocacy groups for lobbying the government about financial compensation.
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18…
The treatment of Celiac Disease is a strict gluten-free diet for life. This diet is assumed to be more expensive, although no studies confirm this assumption. In the current study, the prices of gluten-free foods and regular (gluten-containing) foods were compared to determine if and to what extent gluten-free products are more expensive.
METHODS:
Prices were compared for all food products labelled "gluten-free" and comparable gluten-containing food items in the same group available at two large-chain general grocery stores. The unit cost of each food, calculated as the price in dollars per 100 grams of each product, was calculated for purposes of comparison.
RESULTS:
All 56 gluten-free products were more expensive than regular products. The mean (+/- standard deviation) unit price for gluten-free products was $1.71 (+/- 0.93) compared with $0.61 (+/- 0.38) for regular products (p<0.0001). On average, gluten-free products were 242% more expensive than regular products (+/- 212; range, 5% to 1,000%).
CONCLUSIONS:
All the commercially available products labelled gluten-free were significantly more expensive than comparable products. This information will be useful to dietitians who counsel individuals and families with Celiac Disease, and to Celiac advocacy groups for lobbying the government about financial compensation.
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18…
Home-based Test Strips
It is an at home kit to test yourself to see if you have been "glutened". Patients still need to mail the strips in an envelope. But it beats having to go to the doctors office.
They also have tests to check to see if you are positive for Celiac Disease.
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https://www.beyondceliac.org/celiac-disease/testing/home-based-celiac-test/
Dining Out and Celiac Disease
So much has been written, blogged, and vlogged about how to dine out gluten-free, and yet it all comes down to very simple steps: understand the diet, research your restaurants, ask questions, be prepared to not order your first choice, and always bring a back-up snack.
https://celiac.org/live-gluten-free/lifestyle/social-eating/dining-out/
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Gluten-free Bread Machine
I have always done my own bread in a pan, and sticking it in the oven, without any issues.
There were questions on using a bread maker months ago. I spent some time looking through the Celiac Disease/Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitive Support Group forums. To see if I could get a hold of any recipes that were related to gluten-free baking and bread makers.
This was one of the best recipes I could find. It has gluten-free bread made in a pan, dinner rolls, and gluten free bread in a bread maker.
Bread maker recipes
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipes/1755/healthy-recipes/gluten-free/bread/
https://gfjules.com/recipes/gluten-free-sandwich-bread-dinn
New Drug Fewer Symptoms
New drug could mean fewer symptoms and less gut damage for Celiac Disease patients.
https://www.beyondceliac.org/research-news/View-Research-News/1394/postid--110185/
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man i wish i had this info a few years ago when I was living on my own and struggling would have made it easier to get the help i needed. Thankfully I'm back at home and my family does what they can in order to keep me gluten free