<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> At 04:26 PM 8/23/96 -0500, Art Raiche <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Suppose that somewhere on this earth there exists a group of people who have a >wheat or oats based diet but where pesticides and herbicides are never used. > Does such a place exist and if so, does it have the same percentage of >celiacs? A place does not exist. Problem is the gluten grains are a product of hybridization and agribusiness. Also gluten grains need a cool climate. The less developed countries are in hot areas where the indigenous grains are GF. > Is the disease well enough known such that demographic studies have >been done on its distribution? Enough is known that it isn't in the parts of that don't consume gluten. Without gluten consumption you can't have celiac disease. >Does the disease exist in other animals? I have heard of it in dogs. There was a Canadian study where they fed cats gluten and found neurological problems. But cats are carnivores. Don Wiss.