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...comes word that this condition, known as celiac disease, may affect the brain as well. In a study published in the journal Neurology, Dr. Marios Hadjivassiliou and his colleagues at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, England, found that a wheat-free diet dramatically reduced the number of debilitating headaches suffered by some of their gluten-sensitive patients. MRI brain scans suggest that gluten somehow triggered an inflammatory response in the white matter of the cerebrum...
Although celiac disease is a hereditary disorder, it can strike at any time, starting in childhood. "The first peak occurs at one to three years of age," says Dr. Marvin Ament, a pediatric gastroenterologist at UCLA. "Typically, within six months after the introduction of cereals [to an infant's diet], you'll see a change in the stools. There's progressively more diarrhea, and you'll notice that the growth rate starts to slow." Other peaks occur just before puberty...
...found to suffer from gluten sensitivity, you'll soon discover that it's difficult to adopt a gluten-free diet. The protein is widely used as a thickener in soups, canned vegetables and other processed foods and often contaminates products made with oats. It also takes a while to get used to bread baked with flour made from rice, soy or potatoes (none of which contain gluten...
While it is true that it is "never too late to eat right," your comment that dietitians have "harangued us to lower the amount of fat in our diet" is not accurate. Dietitians have been instructing people for years not only to lower fat but also to limit saturated fats and increase omega-3 fatty acids. Dietitians encourage people to make lifestyle changes that will help improve their quality of life. These changes require time and effort and are not the quick fixes people like to hear about and the media like to write about. JOAN STEWART Mount Holly...
...Tuesday night, Bush means to keep it simple. Two things get bigger - tax cuts and education. Everything else goes on a diet...