![]() ![]() If an individual whose diet contains large amounts of breads, pastas and cookies (especially those made from refined flours) switches to a gluten-free diet which eliminates these foods while increasing fruits, vegetables and other healthful gluten-free foods, the resulting diet would likely be healthier.What’s important are the overall food choices made within a diet, whether it is gluten-free or not. For the general population, the presence or absence of gluten alone is not related to diet quality.This is not true EXCEPT for people who have celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, or other gluten-related disorders.Otherwise testing may not yield valid results. If you think you may have a gluten-related disorder (CD or NCGS) it is very important to have testing done before removing gluten from your diet. In some cases, other components of gluten-containing foods may cause adverse reactions in people with NCGS.When people with NCGS consume gluten their intestinal cells are not damaged, but they may experience many of the same symptoms as do people with celiac disease.Individuals with non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) require a gluten-free diet to avoid adverse health effects.Gluten-free diet and non-celiac gluten sensitivity (also known as “gluten sensitivity”): Ingestion of gluten causes an adverse reaction which damages intestinal cells and can lead to serious health problems.A strict, life-long gluten-free diet is required for health reasons.Gluten-free diet and celiac disease (CD): ![]() Download the Printable Version of this Educational Bulletin ![]()
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