<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> The estimates I've seen on the number of celiacs is approximately (I assume this means diagnosed celiacs): 300 per 100k in West Ireland 60 per 100k in US (I guess that so high because of all the Irish) 15 per 100k in Scandanavia Does this sound about right? I've read that about 10 percent of the population here is lactose intolerant. Is that about right too? And about what percentage of celiacs are also lactose intolerant? I would assume the figure would be high since lactase that breaks down the lactose is generated off the tips of the villi in the small intestine, and when this is damaged we lose the ability to produce lactase. And once we stop drinking milk for any long period we also loose the ability to make latase. Use it or lose it? Is all that correct? -vance