• Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease precipitated by the ingestion of gluten-containing foods in genetically susceptible individuals. (lww.com)
  • Celiac disease (CD), with a 1% world-wide prevalence, is an enteropathy caused by an autoimmune reaction to gluten in genetically susceptible individuals, that codify for histocompatibility molecules HLA DQ-2/DQ-8. (uandes.cl)
  • The latter are the focus of this review, since this is the only autoimmune disease whose precipitating factor for immunological tissue damage is known. (uandes.cl)
  • Celiac disease is a multifactorial autoimmune disorder that occurs in genetically susceptible individuals. (medscape.com)
  • The aim of our study was to describe the presentation of celiac disease among children with a normal and an elevated body mass index (BMI) for age, and to study their BMI changes following a gluten-free diet (GFD). (lww.com)
  • Celiac disease (CD) is the most common genetically related food intolerance worldwide. (medscape.com)
  • Typically, such diagnoses are made by screening asymptomatic individuals who are at increased risk for celiac disease. (medscape.com)
  • Gluten is the single major environmental factor that triggers celiac disease, which has a narrow and highly specific association with class II haplotypes of HLA DQ2 (haplotypes DR-17 or DR5/7) and, to a lesser extent, DQ8 (haplotype DR-4). (medscape.com)
  • Individuals with mania had significantly increased levels of IgG antibodies to gliadin, but not other markers of celiac disease, at baseline compared with controls in multivariate analyses. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Patients achieve a complete clinical and endoscopic remission with a gluten free diet. (uandes.cl)
  • Adding 500-600kcal of either corn or olive oil to a very low fat diet precipitated diabetes in two of these individuals. (blogspot.com)
  • GI signs and symptoms characteristically appear at age 9-24 months and can begin at various times after the introduction of foods that contain gluten. (medscape.com)
  • [ 1 ] It is triggered by a well-identified environmental factor (gluten and related prolamins present in wheat, rye, and barley), and the autoantigen is also well known (ie, the ubiquitous enzyme tissue transglutaminase). (medscape.com)
  • What distinguishes the schizophrenic or autistic individual from the functional wheat consumer is the degree to which they are affected. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • And I was also involved in publishing a review paper on the use of gluten- and casein-free (GFCF) diets for autism ( see here ) which is a topic I'll be coming back to later in this post. (blogspot.com)
  • Many of the catch words marketers are hoping will speak to your common sense in the healthy food arena, such as non-GMO, Organic, No Sugar Added, Gluten Free, Keto, Paleo, All Natural, Nothing Artificial, are usually present. (woodlandswellnessmd.com)
  • I believe a strong argument can be made that the agricultural revolution that occurred approximately 10-12,000 years ago as we shifted from the Paleolithic into the Neolithic era was precipitated as much by environmental necessities and human ingenuity, as it was by the addictive qualities of psychoactive peptides in the grains themselves. (greenmedinfo.com)
  • Environmental toxins can undermine your immune system , leaving you more susceptible to infection. (healthviafood.org)
  • The first genetically modified plant was produced in 1982, using an antibiotic-resistant tobacco plant. (truthwiki.org)
  • 19 In 1987, Plant Genetic Systems (Ghent, Belgium), founded by Marc Van Montagu and Jeff Schell, was the first company to develop genetically engineered (tobacco) plants with insect tolerance by expressing genes encoding for insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). (truthwiki.org)
  • citation needed] Genetically modified maize made up 85% of the maize planted in the United States in 2009. (wikipedia.org)
  • The damage to an individual is just not great enough to warrant taking up the courts time. (forexinfolink.com)
  • The implication from their results of a non-coeliac gluten sensitivity as potentially being present in cases set the tone for further interesting work in this area in the following months. (blogspot.com)
  • Celiac disease is an autoimmune enteropathy primarily affecting the proximal small bowel and triggered in genetically susceptible individuals by exposure to wheat, barley and rye gluten. (medscape.com)
  • [ 1 ] It is triggered by a well-identified environmental factor (gluten and related prolamins present in wheat, rye, and barley), and the autoantigen is also well known (ie, the ubiquitous enzyme tissue transglutaminase). (medscape.com)
  • Beer is known to most to contain barley, which will contain gluten-like proteins that can cause allergic reactions in some people. (mdpi.com)
  • Patients with celiac disease can fail to respond to the initial introduction of a gluten-free diet or have a recurrence of symptoms after initial improvement, despite maintaining gluten exclusion. (medscape.com)
  • Total lifelong avoidance of gluten ingestion is the cornerstone treatment for patients with celiac disease. (medscape.com)
  • Gluten is the single major environmental factor that triggers celiac disease, which has a narrow and highly specific association with class II haplotypes of HLA DQ2 (haplotypes DR-17 or DR5/7) and, to a lesser extent, DQ8 (haplotype DR-4). (medscape.com)
  • Tell me there's a single physician reading this who would encourage this individual to keep doing what they are doing given the results. (blogspot.com)