• What are the safe and unsafe foods for celiacs?
• Can gluten-intolerant people eat whole grains?
• What is the prevalence rate for celiac disease?
• What is the story on vinegar? Is it safe for celiacs?
• What about oats? Are oats safe for celiacs?
• I have been told that celiacs may eat products containing spelt. Is this true?
• What are the best blood tests for celiac disease?
• Do I need follow-up testing even if I am conscientious about staying on a gluten free diet?
• What is the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act?
• What is the Gluten Free Certification Organization (GFCO)?
• My doctor says I can't have celiac disease because I am overweight. Is this true?
• Does my child diagnosed with celiac disease need a bone scan for calcium malabsorption?
• What about a product called GlutenEase?

Q. What are the safe and unsafe foods for celiacs?

“Quick Start Diet Guide for Celiac Disease” – http://www.gluten.net/pdf/Quick%20Start%2002-2011.pdf – (GIG)

“Safe Gluten-Free Food List (Safe Ingredients)” – http://www.celiac.com/articles/181/1/Safe-Gluten-Free-Food-List-Safe-Ingredients/Page1.html – (Celiac.com)

“Unsafe Gluten-Free Food List (Unsafe Ingredients)” – http://www.celiac.com/articles/182/1/Unsafe-Gluten-Free-Food-List-Unsafe-Ingredients/Page1.html – (Celiac.com)

“Basic Diet” – http://www.glutenfreeliving.com/basic-diet.php – (Gluten-Free Living)

“Treatment” – http://www.americanceliac.org/treatment.htm – (American Celiac Disease Alliance)

“En Espagnol: Tratamiento” – http://americanceliac.org/celiac-disease/treatment-spanish/ – (American Celiac Disease Alliance)

Q. Can gluten-intolerant people eat whole grains?

“Gluten Free Whole Grains” – http://wholegrainscouncil.org/whole-grains-101/gluten-free-whole-grains – (Carol Fenster; Whole Grains Council)

Q. What is the prevalence rate for celiac disease?

“Fact Sheet #20 – Facts about Celiac Disease” – http://www.celiacdisease.net/Portals/1/factsheets/
Fact%20Sheet%2020%20Celiac%20Disease%20Statistics.pdf – (University of Chicago Celiac Disease Program)

“Prevalence of Celiac Disease in At-Risk and Not-At-Risk Groups in the United States“ – http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/163/3/286 – (Archives of Internal Medicine)

“Review: Prevalence of Celiac Disease in At-Risk and Not-At-Risk Groups in the United States” – http://www.gigcstx.org/cstxprevalence.html – (GIG of Central and South Texas)

Q. What is the story on vinegar? Is it safe for celiacs?

“American Dietetic Association Revises Its Gluten-Free Guidelines“ – Distilled Vinegar is Safe for a Gluten-Free Diet” – http://www.celiac.com/articles/184/1/American-Dietetic-Association-Revises-Its-Gluten-Free-Guidelines---Distilled-Vinegar-is-Safe-for-a-Gluten-Free-Diet/Page1.html – (Celiac.com)

“Are All Vinegars Safe for Celiacs?” – http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/vinegar.html – (Gluten-Free Living)

“Vinegar: When Is It Gluten-Free?” – http://www.diet.com/dietblogs/read_blog.php?title=Vinegar%3A+When+Is+It+Gluten-Free%3F&blid=16123 – (diet.com – Living Gluten-Free)

Q.What about oats? Are oats safe for celiacs?

”Finding Gluten-Free Oats” – http://www.diet.com/dietblogs/read_blog.php?title=Controversial+Gluten-Free+Oats&blid=13541 – (diet.com – Living Gluten-Free)

”The Celiac Disease Oat Conundrum” – http://www.celiac.com/articles/21612/1/The-Celiac-Disease-Oat-Conundrum/Page1.html – (Celiac.com – European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology)

“The Molecular Basis for Oat Intolerance in Patients with Celiac Disease” – http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=523824 – (PLoS Med)

“Oats Intolerance in Celiac Disease” – http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=523841 – (PLoS Med)

Q.I have been told that celiacs may eat products containing spelt. Is this true?

“Gluten-Free? Spelt Is Wheat… Don’t Eat!” – http://www.diet.com/dietblogs/read_blog.php?title=Gluten-Free%3F+Spelt+Is+Wheat...+Don%92t+Eat%21&blid=14473&page=1; (diet.com – Living Gluten-Free)

Q.What are the best blood tests for celiac disease?

"What blood tests help diagnose celiac disease?" – http://www.jfponline.com/Pages.asp?AID=4626&UID – (Journal of Family Practice)

Q.Do I need follow-up testing even if I am conscientious about staying on a gluten free diet?

"Follow Up Testing" – http://www.celiacdisease.net/CeliacDisease/FollowUpTesting/tabid/85/Default.aspx – (University of Chicago Celiac Disease Program)

Q.What is the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act?

"Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act" –
http://americanceliac.org/food-industry/falcpa/ – (American Celiac Disease Alliance)

Q.What is the Gluten Free Certification Organization (GFCO)?

“Gluten Free Certification Organization” – http://www.gfco.org/ – (GIG)

Q.My doctor says I can't have celiac disease because I am overweight. Is this true?

“Food Cravings, Obesity and Gluten Consumption” – http://www.celiac.com/articles/1034/1/Food-Cravings-Obesity-and-Gluten-Consumption-by-Dr-Ron-Hoggan-EdD/Page1.html – (Celiac.com)

“Celiac Disease and Obesity – There is a Connection” – http://www.celiac.com/articles/1033/1/Celiac-Disease-and-ObesityThere-is-a-Connection-by-Melissa-Croda-q/Page1.html – (Celiac.com)

Q.Does my child diagnosed with celiac disease need a bone scan for calcium malabsorption?

“Knowing means simplifying: gluten-free diet alone is enough to cure the bones of pediatric patients with celiac disease” – http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40276 – (News-Medical.net)

Q.What about a product called GlutenEase?

“A Product Called GlutenEase” – http://gigcstx.org/cstxfaqsglutenease.html – (GIG of Central and South Texas)