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Hamper Gifts Gluten & Wheat Free
A delicious range of unusual and useful food items prepared as food hamper gifts. A gluten-free diet is essential for people who have coeliac disease or dermatitis herpetiformis Some people may choose to follow a gluten-free diet for other reasons although these two diseases are the only ones where a gluten-free diet is required medically. Gluten is a mixture of proteins found in some cereals, particularly wheat. It is the gliadin component of gluten which is responsible for coeliac disease. A gluten-free diet is not the same as a wheat-free diet, and some gluten-free foods are not wheat free. Despite a good deal of research, it is unknown how or exactly why gluten harms the gut. It is now considered likely that coeliac disease involves an abnormal immunologic response, rather than an enzyme deficiency as was suggested in the past. A gluten-free diet involves the complete avoidance of all foods made from or containing wheat, rye, barley and usually, oats. Some doctors say oats may be permitted, although The Coeliac Society advise against the inclusion of oats in a gluten-free diet. The Coeliac Society publishes a list of gluten-free manufactured products in a booklet which is updated every year.
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