Gluten Free Greenville: Greenville, NC Bloggers Needed

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Greenville, NC Bloggers Needed

Live in Greenville, NC?

Live the Gluten Free Lifestyle?

Interested in helping others in your city?

If you have any questions or interest writing about Greenville please email me.

4 comments:

Alanna said...: I'm moving there in 12 days, would love to help out when I find things! I have had Celiac my whole life..22 years and counting; August 19, 2011 at 7:39 AM
Zach said...: Alanna - please email me @ glutenfreeraleigh@gmail.com so I can extend you an invite.; August 22, 2011 at 9:50 AM
Anonymous said...: Tyeasiak@yahoo.com
My name is tyeasia just diagnosed two weeks ago..i really need support and guidance.in.the gvl area.; May 16, 2013 at 5:52 PM
Unknown said...: Hi, I would just like to add that Local Yogurt is closing but SweetFrogg has many gluten free flavors of frozen yogurt.
Also Mellow Mushroom and BoneFish grill have gluten free menus.
Lowes foods has the largest choice of Gluten free grocery items to date but this week Harris Teeter seemed to really up its Gluten free choices.

On a down note, restaurants to avoid include Shogun Sushi Restaurant. The waiter told my daughter to just eat the Sushi and not worry about it, then he laughed. My daughter felt so embarrassed as she was eating out with friends and hates to ask any waiter about which items she can and cannot eat on the menu.; July 29, 2013 at 3:51 PM

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Celiac Disease by the Numbers

1 out of every 133 Americans (about 3 million people) has CD.
97% of Americans estimated to have CD are not diagnosed.
CD has over 300 known symptoms although some people experience none.
Age of diagnosis is key: If you are diagnosed between age 2-4, your chance of getting an additional autoimmune disorder is 10.5%. Over the age of 20, that rockets up to 34%.
30% of the US population is estimated to have the genes necessary for CD.
2.5 babies are born every minute in the USA with the genetic makeup to have CD.
There are 15 states in the US with populations less than the total number of Celiacs in the US.
CD affects more people in the US than Crohn’s Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease combined.
500,000 new Celiac diagnoses are expected to occur in the US by 2012 -- thanks to efforts to raise public awareness of the disease.
People with CD dine out 80% less than they used to before diagnosis and believe less than 10% of eating establishments have a 'very good' or 'good' understanding of GF diets.
It takes an average of 11 years for patients to be properly diagnosed with CD even though a simple blood test exists.
The average cost of misdiagnosis is $5,000 - $12,000 per person per year. Improving the time to diagnosis could save the health care system millions of dollars annually in unnecessary medical care.
A recent study by Packaged Facts projects that the sales of GF food will reach $2.63 Billion by 2012.
GF foods are, on average, 242% more expensive then their non-GF counterparts.
The smallest amount of gluten which has been shown by a biopsy to cause damage to a Celiac is 0.1 gram per day - or 1/48th of a slice of bread.
The Food Allergen Labeling & Consumer Protection Act became law in 2006 allowing for easier reading of food labels for those with CD. What took so long?
12% of people in the US who have Down Syndrome also have CD.
6% of people in the US who have Type 1 Diabetes also have CD.
Among people who have a first-degree relative diagnosed with celiac, as many as 1 in 22 people may have the disease.
There are currently 0 drugs available to treat CD.