Living a Gluten-Free Life!

Living a Gluten-Free Life!Slyter Nutrition Consulting Serviceswww.slyternutrition.com

Hello, and welcome to the webinar class titled Living a Gluten-Free Life. I am Joanne Slyter, Dietitian and owner of Slyter Nutrition Consulting Services. I hope you will find the presentation very informative in providing answer to questions you most likely have at this stage after sitting down with your doctor about the results of your lab work. In this class my goal is to provide you an understanding of celiac disease, nutritional concerns with celiac disease, what is a gluten-free diet, and how to successfully live a gluten-free life. At this time, place your arrow in the upper right hand corner of the screen to find the attachment tab. Here you will find all of the handouts. At any time during this presentation you may pause the audio to peruse the attachments, download and save or print. You can also stop, reverse, or advance the slides at any time. Now lets begin our presentation.

1ObjectivesDefine celiac diseaseUnderstand the diagnostic criteriaUnderstand nutritional concerns with celiac diseaseDefine the gluten-free dietUnderstand the types of foods to avoidKnow ways to avoid cross-contamination of gluten-free foods at home or away

My objectives are by the end of class you will be able to click define celiac diseaseClick understand the diagnostic criteria,click understand nutritional concerns with celiac disease, click define the gluten-free dietClick understand the types of foods to avoidClick and know ways to avoid cross-contamination of gluten-free foods at home or away2Celiac DiseaseScope of ProblemIt is a chronic autoimmune intestinal disorderCan develop at any ageContinued exposure to gluten can cause neurological disorders, and vitamin and mineral deficiencies.May be triggered by a gastrointestinal or viral infection, severe stress, surgery or pregnancyOne of the most common inherited diseases, with a world prevalence estimated at 1:266 people.

What do we know about celiac disease?Click It is a chronic autoimmune intestinal disorder in which the bodys immune system wrongly attacks part of the gastrointestinal tractClick It can develop at any age. Click Continued exposure to gluten can cause neurological disorders such as ataxia, seizures and neuropathy as well as vitamin and mineral deficiencies causing anemia and osteoporosisClick It can be triggered by a gastrointestinal or viral infection, severe stress, surgery or pregnancyClick It is one of the most common inherited diseases, with a world prevalence estimated at 1 in 266 people affected. In the US it affects approximately 1% of the population.

3Celiac DefinedAlso known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy or celiac sprueA chronic autoimmune intestinal disorder Specific proteins in grains wheat, rye, and barley, known as gluten, cause damage to the absorptive surface of the small intestine for susceptible individuals

Celiac disease, also known as gluten-sensitive enteropathy or celiac sprue, is a chronic autoimmune intestinal disorder. When genetically susceptible individuals consume specific proteins in the grains wheat, rye and barley, which are collectively known as gluten, the absorptive surface of the small intestine is damaged.4