<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>

It is important to mention, however, that the increased death rate was
ONLY found in people who did NOT follow a gluten-free diet; those that
did had death rates comparable to non-celiacs, three years after their
celiac diagnosis. News reports of this study have scared many celiacs
unnecessarily; articles that have been written make it seem as if the
death rate is still high after following the gluten-free diet. It isn't.
In fact, those on a gluten-free diet in the long term actually live
longer than the rest of us!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Michelle


At 02:40 PM 11/21/01 EST, Chris Myer wrote:

>Eating Wheat Can Double Risk of Death


Michelle Melin-Rogovin, Program Director
The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Program
at The University of Chicago Children's Hospital
5839 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 4065
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Phone: 773-702-7593
Fax: 773-702-0666