According to BeyondCeliac.org, 1 % of
Americans have Celiac disease and 18 million have some non-celiac related sensitivity to gluten.
About 1 % of
Americans have celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder caused by the body's negative reaction to gluten, the protein found in wheat, barley and rye.
According to the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness, about three million
Americans have celiac disease — an autoimmune disorder that damages the intestines and prevents nutrient absorption when gluten is consumed.
Today, an estimated 3 million
Americans have Celiac disease, and gluten sensitivity — thought to be on the rise due to GMO consumption — affects more than 18 million people.
Although only a small percentage of
Americans have celiac disease, many more are actively trying to reduce their gluten intake.
Three million
Americans have celiac disease and an estimated 18 to 20 million more are gluten sensitive.
According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, about 1 in 141
Americans has celiac disease.
About one in 133
Americans has celiac disease, which means their bodies can't process gluten correctly.
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That means that, for the first time ever,
Americans won't
have to get a prescription to receive plain - English medical reports about their chances of developing
diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
disease,
celiac disease, and other disorders based on analyses of their genetic makeup.
Unless you're one of the 1 % of
Americans who suffer from
celiac disease, gluten probably won't
have a negative effect on you.
Celiac disease has been diagnosed in an estimated one in 100
Americans, and retail sales of gluten - free products reached $ 700 million last year.
While only about one half of 1 percent of
Americans actually suffer from
celiac disease — which involves damage to the intestines that
has been related to gluten — the number of people who are following gluten - free diets far outstrips that number, perhaps out of a public belief that a gluten - free diet is generally healthier, according to a 2016 study published by the
American Medical Association.
While only about 1 - 3 % of the North
American population
has celiac disease, gluten - free diets
have become a significant trend for health - conscious consumers.
Even though only an estimated 1 % of
Americans have tested positive to
have Celiac disease, there are many people who notice they
have gluten sensitivity.
Increasingly though, there's another group of
Americans who blame gluten for their problems, but do not
have celiac disease.
Pregnant women with mid to high levels of antibodies common in patients with
celiac disease are at risk for
having babies with reduced fetal weight and birth weight, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the
American Gastroenterological Association.
You
have celiac disease Roughly 1 in 133
Americans suffers from this digestive condition, a destructive reaction in the small intestine to gluten, a protein in wheat, rye, and barley.
Interestingly, the majority of people — including the 99 % of
Americans who don't
have celiac disease — also respond favorably to a gluten free diet.
The number of
Americans following a gluten - free diet
has tripled since 2009, even though the number of people diagnosed with
celiac disease has not increased
In recent years, the benefits of a gluten - free diet
have become widely recognized and, according to recent research, people are embracing gluten - free in ever - growing numbers, even though the number of
Americans diagnosed with
celiac disease has not increased since 2009.1,2,3,4
In fact, The University of Chicago's
Celiac Disease Center estimates that more than 3 million Americans — about one in 133 people — have celiac di
Celiac Disease Center estimates that more than 3 million Americans — about one in 133 people — have celiac d
Disease Center estimates that more than 3 million
Americans — about one in 133 people —
have celiac di
celiac diseasedisease.
Although three million
Americans — one percent of the population —
have been officially diagnosed with
celiac disease, many experts believe that 97 percent of
celiac sufferers remain undiagnosed, and even more may be affected by a subclinical gluten sensitivity.
About 1 in 100 people
have celiac disease and as many as 18 million
Americans have some non-
celiac sensitivity to gluten.
Deficient in digestive enzymes and probiotics, the standard
American diet
has created an enormous rise in the rates of irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis,
celiac disease, diarrhea and constipation issues.
There is more information about the blood tests on The
American Celiac Disease Alliance website: http://americanceliac.org/
celiac-
disease/diagnosi… which might be of more help to you, but as a mom who went through similar conflicting test results with both of my children, I
would advise that you watch this very closely, especially if you are not prepared to put her on a gluten - free diet before a definitive diagnosis.
While gluten provides no adverse affects for the average
American, research shows that 1 % of the population in developed countries
have a disorder called
Celiac disease in which gluten becomes a enemy of the body.
Those with
celiac disease, the most well - known gluten - sensitivity condition, suffer with inflammation and damage to the lining of the small intestine resulting in diarrhea, malabsorption and nutritional deficiencies.28, 29 Gluten troubles
have been linked to failure to thrive in infants and delayed growth in older children.30 Research reveals that non-
celiac gluten sensitivity, or immune reactions to gluten, may affect as many as 90 million
Americans.28 Kenneth Fine, MD, director of the Intestinal Health Institute in Dallas, Texas believes 60 - 70 percent of the population possesses the genes that make a person susceptible to developing gluten sensitivity.31
Mostly because 1 % of
Americans now
have celiac disease (so about 3 million
Americans), and this is 4 times the amount as 50 years ago!
Even more surprising: The number of people with gluten intolerance is 6 times greater than the number of
Americans who
have celiac disease, making non-
celiac gluten sensitivity a serious health problem — largely mishandled by conventional medicine.
The incidence is common: there are four times as many
Americans with
celiac disease as the number of people who
have heart attacks.
Though the scientific community is still debating the benefits of gluten - free diets for people who do not
have Celiac disease, plenty of
Americans have jumped on the bandwagon.