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New therapies for patients with gluten allergy
When patients with celiac disease, eating foods containing gluten, a protein that is contained in wheat / flour, turn on the alarm of their immune system which makes digestion was not able to absorb these nutrients. To open the curtain this gluten allergy, researchers continue to conduct research. The result is they find out who is most responsible for the allergic reaction, which is three minor components in the protein gluten.
These findings bring a big impact, namely the development of new therapies for celiac disease. According to the researchers, currently there is only one therapy for patients allergic to gluten, ie remove all the components of gluten in foods such as bread, pasta and pizza from their diets. The researchers said that, for dieters, wrong in eating will bring them out of the target diet, but for people with celiac disease, wrong in eating is precisely the case of emergency. Though, if they are not consuming gluten can trigger a deficiency of some essential vitamins. For children, that means slowing the growth and development. Read the rest of this entry »