"Dietary gluten" refers to the presence of a protein called gluten in the food we eat.
Full definition
The age at
which dietary gluten was first introduced was defined as the first month postpartum, during which time flour from wheat, rye, or barley was given to the infant.
These increases are partly due to improved labeling regulations, but also due to rising awareness
of dietary gluten intolerance and development of more mainstream and better tasting gluten - free products across food and drink sectors.
(Celiac disease is an especially important health condition in relationship to
dietary gluten since celiac disease is an autoimmune condition in which gluten - related proteins can trigger extensive damage in the small intestine.)
However, the question was raised of whether the association of celiac disease with breast - feeding is direct and causal or indirect through postponed introduction of infant formula (30) or a reduced amount of
dietary gluten consumed (32).
Breast - feeding status during introduction of gluten - containing flour was constructed from these variables and categorized into 3 groups: breast - feeding that discontinued during the month preceding introduction of gluten into the diet, breast - feeding that continued until the month
when dietary gluten was introduced or even into the following month, and breast - feeding that continued even longer than that.
(Celiac disease is an especially important health condition in relationship to
dietary gluten since celiac disease is an autoimmune condition in which gluten - related proteins can trigger extensive damage in the small intestine.)
The authors did report an increased risk of developing celiac disease — an autoimmune condition triggered
by dietary gluten; however, the increased risk was only observed in Denmark.
President of celiac Australia, Mr Tom McLeod, said the good health of people with celiac disease depended on strict removal
of dietary gluten.
Celiac disease is caused by an immune response in persons who are genetically susceptible to
dietary gluten, a protein complex found in wheat, rye, and barley.
People with type O blood may have an allergic sensitivity to dairy, however, and weight gain for this type is often related to
dietary gluten, which is found in wheat, legumes and a number of other foods.