One percent of non-Hispanic whites in the U.S. - close to two million Americans - have celiac disease, but most are not aware they suffer the gluten-intolerance problem, according to a new study.The results back up earlier estimates of how common celiac disease is in the U.S. and Europe, the researchers say. They also support evidence that the condition is far more rare among Hispanics and blacks.
"This one...is pretty much in line with what was shown before," said Dr. Alessio Fasano, director of the Center for Celiac Research at the University of Maryland, who was not involved in the study.
Fasano said that despite how common the condition is in the U.S, he's not surprised that few people have been diagnosed with it.
"The symptoms are so vague and non-specific that it's very difficult to point to celiac disease when you have (for instance) chronic fatigue or anemia or joint pain," Fasano said.
Celiac disease is mainly a gastrointestinal disorder, and when people who have it eat gluten, they experience an immune reaction that damages the intestinal lining.
Most studies to determine how widespread the condition is have been done in Europe, so the researchers sought to get a sharper estimate of celiac disease in the U.S.
Dr. James Everhart, at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, along with colleagues at the Mayo Clinic and in Sweden, used data from a large, ongoing national study of health and nutrition.
About 7,800 people participated in the celiac survey, and gave a blood sample that was tested for signs of the immune response to gluten that characterizes celiac disease.


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Azubuike24;1250697 wrote:Microwave 3 minutes (to soften for cutting), split in half, removed the seeds, bake face down w/olive oil at 350 for about 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, turned it right-side up, seasoned with garlic salt and pepper and baked for another 20 minutes or so.

Azubuike24;1258128 wrote:Haha, sounds yummy.

I guess my pound of grass-fed liver w/Ghee, lemon and oregano for tonight doesn't compare

BR1986FB;1266897 wrote:Vegans/vegetarians...

http://www.globalanimal.org/2012/09/05/vegetarian-michael-clark-duncan-dies-at-age-54/81002/

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BR1986FB;1268846 wrote:Haha....LOVE this ...I put this on Martin Berkhan's Facebook wall. He should get a kick out of it.

justincredible;1270698 wrote:What is that, 35 pounds? What an animal.

BR1986FB;1270721 wrote:Just in case you're not aware, an ongoing joke in the lifting community is about dumbasses who take up the squat rack doing bicep curls. Most of these guys never use the squat rack for anything else (like squats). This is a reverse take on it.

Raw Dawgin' it;1270724 wrote:I hate that too.