Food Sensitivity - An Underlying Cause of Disease?
Food sensitivity, especially gluten sensitivity, is gaining recognition as a contributor to a variety of health conditions, including autoimmune diseases, osteoporosis, anemia, joint pain, fatigue, intestinal cancer and more. Often confused with food allergy which is relatively rare in comparison, the prevalence of undiagnosed food sensitivity is staggering when you consider the following estimates:
30 percent of people may be sensitive to gluten. Kenneth Fine, M.D., Director of Medical Research, Intestinal Health Institute..
1 in 100 people have celiac disease, and most of them do not know it. Joseph Murray, M.D, Mayo Clinic
45 percent of the British population has a food intolerance. Allergy U.K., a charitable organization dedicated to helping people with allergies, food intolerances and chemical sensitivities.
30 percent of people may be sensitive to gluten. Kenneth Fine, M.D., Director of Medical Research, Intestinal Health Institute..
1 in 100 people have celiac disease, and most of them do not know it. Joseph Murray, M.D, Mayo Clinic
45 percent of the British population has a food intolerance. Allergy U.K., a charitable organization dedicated to helping people with allergies, food intolerances and chemical sensitivities.
Furthermore, a recent study suggests celiac disease, an autoimmune disease that causes damage to the small intestine when gluten is ingested, continues to be underdiagnosed, leaving these patients four times as likely to die prematurely. Dr. Joseph Murray of the Mayo Clinic discusses the need for improved patient screening:
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