Classifications of Gluten Sensitivity Defining Celiac Disease
Grace CoughlanTaylor Nicholson
What is a food sensitivity?
• A person with a food sensitivity reacts negatively to a food that others are able to consume without problem.
Various Forms of Food Sensitivities:
• A food intolerance is also considered a food sensitivity. This type of food sensitivity does not cause a reaction of the immune system.
• Food allergies are considered food sensitivities caused by a reaction of the body's immune system to a specific protein in certain foods.
What is Celiac Disease?
• Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by an abnormal response to the protein gluten.
• An Autoimmune Disease attacks the body’s own tissues.
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What is Gluten?
• Gluten is a protein complex formed from the hydration of gliadin and glutenin.
• Gluten is found in wheat flours and related grains.
• Gluten enables elasticity and the rising potential of wheat based dough's.
Common Wheat Flours
Common Non-Wheat Flours
• An individual with Celiac disease experiences major changes in their intestinal tissues when gluten is consumed.
• These changes cause a reduction in nutrient absorption within the intestinal tract.
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• Approximately 1 percent of the US population has been medically diagnosed with Celiac disease.
• The only treatment for Celiac disease is the life-long commitment to following a gluten free diet.
Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity
• Some individuals feel better on a gluten free diet but do not have Celiac disease. This is referred to as a non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
• No antibodies are present in these individuals.• Gluten does not affect the small intestine of
these individuals.
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