Wherever there is wheat, there is susceptibility to celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Gluten is a growing global problem, exacerbated by the popularity of the western diet around the world. This issue has personal, social and political implications as it places a significant economic burden on individuals, communities, and even entire nations.
The Gluten Free RN brings us a 'big picture' perspective of the celiac and gluten sensitive population around the world, as we learn about how other countries support these individuals. She also covers the industries that have begun to recognize the power of the gluten free population as a consumer group.
Nadine will be doing some globe-trotting herself come September for the International Celiac Disease Symposium in New Delhi, and she is currently soliciting advice regarding where and how to eat safely during her travels in India and Thailand. Feel free to message her with recommendations!
When and where wheat originated
The International Celiac Disease Symposium
Where celiac disease is common
The basics of celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity
The World Health Organization's "burden of disease"
How Italy supports celiac patients
Potential symptoms of celiac disease affecting every ethnicity
The power of celiac and gluten-sensitive patients as a group
Why some people are so resistant to eliminating grains
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies - by Jared M. Diamond
Dough Nation: A Nurse's Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Health Activism
