Untreated Celiac Disease

Long term health conditions of untreated
Celiac disease include the following.

• Iron deficiency anemia
• Early onset osteoporosis or osteopenia
• Infertility or miscarriage
• Vitamin and mineral deficiencies
• Lactose intolerance
• Pancreatic insufficiency
• Some GI cancers
• Gall bladder malfunction
• Neurological manifestations

Celiac Multivitamins and Minerals

In general, a well balanced and healthy diet will give
most children and adults enough vitamins and minerals
to meet the recommended intake.  However, a gluten free
meal plan can be low in several B-vitamins and iron.

In the US, wheat based grain products are required to
be enriched with vitamins and minerals that were
destroyed when the grain was processed are added back
to the food, and fortified, which means that vitamins and
minerals that are not in the food are added.  There is no
requirement to enrich or fortify gluten free grain products.
There are some gluten free grain products that are fortified
and enriched, but many are not.

Last day Label Reading Tips

Here are a few more tips on label reading.  I can't
stress enough how important this topic is for people
with Celiac disease.

1.  Check the food label each time you purchase a food
because food manufacturers sometimes change ingredients.

2.  If you are unsure, call the manufacturer.

Label Reading Information

The FDA issued a ruling in 2013 that defines the
term gluten free.  Product claims of gluten free
are now regulated by the FDA.  A manufacturer
may declare a product is gluten free on the label if:

Understanding Food Labels

The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer
Protection Act, which became effective
January 2006, requires the following:

1.  Any ingredient made from the top eight food
allergens must be declared on the label of foods
regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA regulates all food except meat, poultry and
eggs.

Celiac Label Reading Tips

Gluten Free Label Reading Tips

To determine if a food is gluten free, look for the
words "gluten free" on the label, look for the
following six word on the ingredient list of a food
label:
Wheat
Rye
Untested oats
Barley
Brewer's yeast
If a claim of gluten free is included or if none of those
six words appear on the label, you may feed this
product to your child as part of a gluten free diet.

Gluten Free Burger King

Here is a list of some gluten free choices at
Burger King.

Meats- Hamburger patty
            Chicken breast fillet
             Egg omelet
             Liquid eggs
all no bun, no bread

Salad and fruit
All drinks
All Shakes