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Thanks to all on the list for the heads-up on this article. I hadn't
told my wife that Celiac would be highlighted and so when she
opened the envelope and saw that Celiac was the lead article
she let out a yell of excitement. Little by little we'll get the word
out on this "orphan" disease.
I see in the Wall Street Journal today (front Page) that the dept of
Transportation has told the airlines that they must set aside
"peanut free" zones on air liners if given a call ahead because of
the increasing allergies to peanuts and peanut dust in the air.
This week the San Diego school district dropped peanut butter
and jelly sandwiches from the standard menu for the same
reasons. Can wheat, etc. be far behind? Not if we keep on
them. Gluten free meals would be a good start before they get to
gluten free air zones.
Back to the Tufts article...while it is not news to us, to me it was
the best condensation I've ever seen of what's included in this
condition, what happens if we err and how insidious the hidden
glutens are. All in 1 1/3 pages. Finally a condensed,
professional thing I can refer to when friends, neighbors, co-
workers, relatives ask "so what's the problem?"
There is also an excellent article in there on calcium and its effect
on the transport of iron to the bloodstream and on iron storage.
This has been a topic of discussion on this list recently.
I have no connection to the Tufts letter, but have always found it
to be the best of the lot, even when compared to the Harvard,
Stanford and Johns Hopkins similar letters. It is written in
readable, understandable language; ends each article with so-
what-should-you-do; and is always quick to correct itself when
new or changed info comes out.
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