Recently I was down to Las Vegas for some meetings, lectures and networking. In between our meetings I had the chance to track down Dr. Peter Osbourne for a quick interview on gluten and celiac disease.
In the interview I ask Dr. Osbourne a number of questions including:
1. What is gluten?
Dr. Osbourne defines gluten as a poison for certain individuals that when they eat it this causes an immune system reaction. This reaction causes a host of problems of up to 140 auto-immune diseases.
2. What foods trigger a response or reaction to gluten?
Gluten is found primarily in grains such as bread, pasta and cereal.
3. Is it possible that some people have celiac disease and may not even know it?
Lots of people have gluten sensitivity but have been misdiagnosed and don't know why they are sick. In terms of celiac disease there are an estimated 2 million people that are 'silent celiac' meaning they are asymptomatic and have the disease but won't find out until their fourth decade when the symptoms really start to set in.
I ask him a couple more questions but you'll have to watch the video to see what they are.
At the end of the interview Dr. Osbourne shares with us his website and facebook fan page. Make sure to watch for this information and contact him for more resources or to inquire about being tested for gluten sensitivity.
Are you gluten sensitive?
Do you have celiac disease?
Do you have reactions to certain foods where the cause hasn't been diagnosed yet?
Post your answers in the comments section below.
Chris
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