Gluten and Celiac Disease
Why are we here today?
Gluten and Celiac Disease
What are some of your favorite foods?
FLU
SICK BAD NO FUN GROSS HEADACHE FLU
SICK BAD NO FUN GROSS HEADACHE FLU
Remember these?
What if you could only eat blue food?
Allergic to food that IS NOT BLUE Celiac Disease
Allergic to food that IS NOT BLUE Celiac Disease
Allergic to food that IS NOT BLUE HAS GLUTEN Celiac Disease
Allergy
Celiac Disease
Allergy Celiac Disease ?
Allergy
Celiac Disease
Allergic to food that IS NOT BLUE HAS GLUTEN Celiac Disease
Allergic to food that IS NOT BLUE HAS GLUTEN Celiac Disease
Allergic to food that IS NOT BLUE HAS GLUTEN Celiac Disease REACTION
REACTION to food that HAS GLUTEN Celiac Disease
What’s Happening in Your Body?
●Autoimmune disorder
What’s Happening in Your Body? ●Autoimmune disorder ●Destruction of the villi in the gut
Celiac Disease
No Celiac Disease Celiac Disease
The Immune system
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Antibodies B Cells
The Immune system Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Antibodies B Cells T Cells
The Immune system Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Antibodies B Cells T Cells Macrophages
The Immune system Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Antibodies B Cells T Cells Dendritic Cells Macrophages
The Immune system Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Antibodies B Cells T Cells Dendritic Cells Macrophages Natural Killer Cells
The BIG ISSUE: Gluten
●What is it?
The BIG ISSUE: Gluten
●What is it? ●What is it found in?
What’s Wrong With Gluten?
Binds to MHC
What’s Wrong With Gluten? Binds to MHC MHC activates killer T cells
What’s Wrong With Gluten? Binds to MHC MHC activates killer T cells Killer T cells destroy villi in the gut.
Symptoms Fatigue Bloating Cramping Weight Loss Gastrointestinal Issues
Long Term Effects Increased Chance of Cancer Weak and Brittle Bones Infertility 4x Higher Death Risk
More than just physical effects.
Emotional Component It’s ostracizing Food is important in our culture
So how do you avoid this reaction?
Gluten
NO Gluten
Gluten NO Gluten GLUTEN FREE
Gluten NO Gluten GLUTEN FREE
How can you tell if something has gluten in it?
Gluten Ingredients -Wheat -Wheat flour/starch -Barley -Rye -Gluten -Oats -Modified Food Starch
Gluten Ingredients -Wheat -Wheat flour/starch -Barley -Rye -Gluten -Oats -Modified Food Starch
Gluten Ingredients -Wheat -Wheat flour/starch -Barley -Rye -Gluten -Oats -Modified Food Starch
Your Turn! Does this food have gluten? Gluten Ingredients -Wheat -Wheat flour/starch -Barley -Rye -Gluten -Oats -Modified Food Starch
Your Turn! Does this food have gluten? Gluten Ingredients -Wheat -Wheat flour/starch -Barley -Rye -Gluten -Oats -Modified Food Starch
Your Turn! Does this food have gluten? Gluten Ingredients -Wheat -Wheat flour/starch -Barley -Rye -Gluten -Oats -Modified Food Starch
Your Turn! Does this food have gluten? Gluten Ingredients -Wheat -Wheat flour/starch -Barley -Rye -Gluten -Oats -Modified Food Starch
Your Turn! What is this food? Gluten Ingredients -Wheat -Wheat flour/starch -Barley -Rye -Gluten -Oats -Modified Food Starch
This all sounds a little discouraging… but here are some important things to remember!
Solutions! There are so many foods you CAN eat!
You can eat these too, so long as they say “Gluten Free!”
At the Grocery Store... Stick to the periphery of the grocery store Don’t forget to look for gluten free aisles!
No more symptoms! As soon as you stop eating gluten, your body can heal, and you won’t be sick anymore!
How Do We Make a Gluten-Free Kitchen? Greater Conscientiousness, NOT Greater Cost.
What Does This Entail? different gloves different knives different section of the kitchen
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