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Dear Celiacs

I have received many replies all over the world!

Many celiacs seems to have some kind of skin problems especially
hives(urticaria) even after a very carefull GF diet...

Here are the sources which some of them have  forwarded by list friends..

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/318/7190/1023
http://www.glycoforum.gr.jp/science/word/lectin/LE_E.html
http://plab.ku.dk/tcbh/lectin-links.htm

papers:
Julie Miller Jones: Food and Nutrition Dep,College ofSan Catherine
                    Cereal Foods Wold  July 99, Vol 44, No 7, pp484
Cordain L et al.: Modulation of Immune function by dietary lectins in
                  rheumatoid arthritis
                  British  Journal of  nutr.  2000 in press

Book: Food allergies and  Food intolerances
      Contact Mr. P.J.Bouwmeister
              Commission of the European Union
              DG XII E2
              8 Square de Meeus
              B-1049
              Brussels  Belgium

I am still searching...And still eating carob powder...So far so good!

Wish you all a healthier  millenium...

Canan Onural