Celiac Pages

Celiac disease research news as reported by scientists but explained for the general public, with scientific advances reported in chronological order.

Celiac disease is more common in women – or more precisely, in females. The gender difference is marked, with one report in 2008 from the University of Rome, Italy noting that celiac disease is twice as frequent in girls and women as in males.

These gluten-free flourless chocolate cake recipes are so simple! You don't need to buy a cake -- just browse through these recipes, find one you like, and whip one up in your kitchen. Your friends will be in awe.

Learning to live on a gluten-free diabetes diet is harder than learning to live with either celiac disease or diabetes alone. People with both conditions need to maintain blood glucose control AND keep gluten out of their diet.

Celiac disease and diabetes often occur together. Both are autoimmune diseases, and they have several genes in common. Learn how to recognize symptoms of celiac disease in diabetics and how to manage the special challenges of a combined diabetic gluten-free diet.

When I don't have leftovers to bring for gluten-free lunches, I like to grab one of these terrific ready-made gluten-free meals from my freezer or pantry on my way out of the house in the morning.

Craving some gluten-free scones? Here's a simple recipe for simply amazing gluten-free scones (with chocolate chips!) reprinted from The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook: Breakfasts, Entrées, and More, by Elana Amsterdam.

This wonderful recipe for gluten-free eggplant parmesan is reprinted with permission from The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook: Breakfasts, Entrées, and More.

Instead of using flour to thicken soups, sauces, pies, etc., you can easily substitute corn starch for flour and get great results.

Is caramel coloring gluten-free. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not make it easy to figure out the answer.

Follow-up celiac disease tests are important, to ensure that your celiac disease antibody levels are returning to normal after your diagnosis and your small intestine is healing. Here's what various celiac disease experts advise.

Have you tried looking for gluten-free granola bars recently? It used to be a hopeless exercise, but now there are lots of choices -- even gluten-free oat bars!

A celiac disease Marsh score is determined by the pathologist who evaluates the biopsy. The Marsh score stages range from 0 to 4, depending on the damage in the small intestine.

On a gluten-free diet? You can eat gluten-free pasta in restaurants everywhere. How? Bring your own, and ask the chef to cook it for you.

GoPicnic's ready-to-eat gluten-free lunches: Kids can take them to school or on field trips, grown-ups can take them to work, everyone can take them on airplanes or to any other place where it's good to be able to pull a meal out of a briefcase or backpack.

Anemia is a very common symptom of celiac disease. Why do anemia and celiac disease so often appear together? First, let’s review some basics about anemia.

There's plenty of gluten free alcohol for people with celiac disease. Celiacs used to be told to avoid all grain alcohols, but now experts believe that gluten doesn't survive the distillation process.

How much gluten is safe for a person with celiac disease? Researchers say up to 10 mg/day might be safe, but how much is that?

Coeliac disease is an autoimmune disorder in which gluten (a protein in wheat, barley, and rye, and sometimes in oats) causes the body’s immune system to attack and damage the small intestine.

Lactose is a type of sugar that is present in milk. Many people have lactose intolerance, meaning they are unable to digest significant amounts of lactose.