Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Prevalence of Gluten Sensitivity

Info from 1 in 133 which is working to get the food labelling laws finalized as was promised us over 4 years ago.

Illness Number of American Sufferers:
Gluten Sensitivity 18 million Americans
(Alessio Fasano, 2011)
Celiac Disease at least 3 million Americans
Autism 556,000 Americans
Crohn's Disease 500,000 Americans
Cystic Fibrosis 30,000 Americans
Down Syndrome 350,000 Americans
(42,000 of those diagnosed also have celiac disease)
Epilepsy 2.7 million Americans
Hemophilia 17,000 Americans
Infertility (unexplained) 610,000 American women
(36,600 of those also have celiac disease)
Lupus 1.5 million Americans
Multiple Sclerosis 400,000 Americans
Parkinson's Disease 1 million Americans
Rheumatoid Arthritis 2.1 million Americans
Type 1 Diabetes 3 million Americans
(180,000 of those diagnosed also have celiac disease)
Ulcerative Colitis 500,000 Americans
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