Coeliac UK will be releasing four films featuring Cyril during Awareness Week, showing people how
coeliac disease affects him and demonstrating how caterers can achieve safe and trusted gluten - free food.
Coeliac disease affects 1 % of Australians, though only one in five of those may know they have it.
In recognition of the fact that
coeliac disease affects approximately 1 % of the global population, AOECS fosters strong partnerships with other relevant organisations in and outside of Europe.
Not exact matches
Applying that ratio, it can be assumed that more than 7 million people are
affected by
coeliac disease across Europe, with only approximately 25 % of those actually receiving a diagnosis.
AOECS represents people who are
affected by
coeliac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) and seeks to collaborate with international
coeliac organisations worldwide.
those who suffer from
coeliac disease, estimated to
affect approximately one per cent of the population, and
Complications of
coeliac disease only tend to
affect people who continue to eat gluten, or those who've yet to be diagnosed with the condition, which can be a common problem in milder cases.
Coeliac disease is caused by an intolerance to gluten - the protein found in wheat, rye and barley - and currently
affects an average of one in 300 people in Europe and the US.
The team also analysed whether introducing peanut, egg, milk, fish or wheat early into a baby's diet
affected their risk of autoimmune
diseases such as
coeliac disease.
Coeliac disease can make people feel extremely unwell, and because of the damage the antibodies can do to the intestinal lining, it is essential that
affected individuals avoid consuming products containing gluten.