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A mum asked this question about children being put on a gluten-free diet:
“How to meet the Nutritional, Social & Emotional needs of a child going on a gluten-free diet?"
My reply:
Yes it is absolutely crucial to meet the Nutritional, Social & Emotional needs of ALL children, including those who need a gluten-free diet. Unfortunately, many "normally eating" children are let down every day in these areas. The "Standard American Diet" (SAD) is not as nourishing as it should be – it is often full of carbohydrate, fructose syrup, and fat - but has inadequate levels of fruit and vegetables.
It is my experience that going on a gluten-free diet is usually a good experience for the family. Each food has to be thought about - for the first time all the food that is put on the menu has to be thought about. Cheap food is not necessarily good food.
Parents and children need help in moving onto a gluten-free diet. We have written books to help and in our clinic we are always working with these families to improve the quality of food and support the child in their gluten-free environment.
Again, it is our experience that the children are compliant on the gluten-free diet and it is only parties and picnic that are more challenging. For the child, it is easier if the whole family adopts a gluten-free diet.
Cheers, Dr Rodney Ford. |
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So many tweets and emails! But so little time! How can I best give you a comprehensive answer to your questions?
Problem solved! Yes, the concept behind the eClinic is to answer your questions very specifically, and individually. With the thousands of questions that I get, I have had to create a systematic way of helping – so I have created the eClinic.
GastroMom, in her tweet to me, says “thanks for your support – appreciated”. This is to do with the eClinic. My mission: “to help people overcome the allergy-specialist bottle-neck.” There is no waiting list for eClinic! It is available round-the-clock to help families work out if they have a food allergy/ intolerance. Especially, looking at Gluten Syndrome. We are building experience with the software – overcoming the glitches and getting excellent feedback. Cheers, Dr Rodney Ford.
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Guest of the Celiac Maniac |
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Cain Credicott calls himself the Head Honcho, Celiac Maniac, GLuten-free On-line Radio. He interviewed me on his gluten-free radio show. Cain says: “I was very happy to speak with Dr. Rodney Ford. He has over 25 years of clinical experience as a pediatric gastroenterologist, nutrition consultant and allergist. He’s written numerous books on gluten sensitivity and published countless medical papers on the topic. We spoke with Dr. Ford about the importance of whole foods, gluten sensitivity being a brain and nervous system disease, blood tests in diagnosing gluten sensitivity and the potential for GF diets in prevention of autoimmune diseases. He also talked about his new initiative, the eClinic."
"Thank you for taking the time to talk with me today! I very much enjoyed talking with you and wished we had more time for the interview! I’ve already received some great feedback from people about today’s show and I would love to have you back on the show again in the future.”
Click on this link to listen to this CeliacManiac interview |
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Dr M Maki agrees with Dr Rodney Ford |
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Gluten intolerance in Finland has doubled says Dr Mäki. He is head of a research project in the Academy of Finland's Research Programme on Nutrition, Food and Health (ELVIRA).
He says that gluten intolerance may often be symptom-free, and people may be unaware that they have the condition if their symptoms are mild or atypical. Also, 3 out of 4 people with gluten intolerance have not yet been diagnosed.
Mäki's research team has concluded that the criteria for diagnosing gluten intolerance must be rewritten, since early stages of the condition do not meet the criteria, yet is important to treat.
The current criteria for diagnosis focus on damage to the intestinal villi and the small intestine, established in a tissue sample from the small intestine. However, early stages of gluten intolerance are not identifiable from tissue samples.
People may suffer from gluten intolerance, yet have no intestinal symptoms. They may, however, have symptoms unrelated to the intestinal tract. Serious problems with nutrient absorption have become rare; instead, sufferers generally have anaemia due to iron deficiency or folic acid deficiency as their main symptom. If researchers manage to develop sensitive, accurate antibody tests, it will become possible to identify people with early stages of gluten intolerance, who are in need of further treatment. At present, there is no single test to reliably identify early stages of gluten intolerance.
Yes, they have the gluten syndrome. |
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If Dr Ford is right, it scares me |
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Cheryl Wilson, is President of Southern Arizona Celiac Support. I was their keynote speaker in November last year: speaking on the Gluten Syndrome in Tuscon.
She writes: “Dr Ford, I thought you might enjoy reading our most recent newsletter … this one features some photos of you along with an article.”
Do have a look at this on their webpage: Dr. Ford’s lecture sets an attendance record. – and make a comment.
Darel Magee (a SACS member) said, "If Dr. Ford is right it scares me to think that the medical profession is still not listening. If they were, it would go a long way in making GF eating safer in so many ways, proper enforcement of food labelling laws for example". |
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