1. Classifications of Gluten Sensitivity Defining Celiac Disease Grace Coughlan Taylor Nicholson

2. What is a food sensitivity? A person with a food sensitivity reacts negatively to a food that others are able to consume without problem.

3. Various Forms of Food Sensitivities: A food intolerance is also considered a food sensitivity. This type of food sensitivity does not cause a reaction of the immune system. Food allergies are considered food sensitivities caused by a reaction of the body's immune system to a specific protein in certain foods.

4. What is Celiac Disease? Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by an abnormal response to the protein gluten. An Autoimmune Disease attacks the body’s own tissues. Rolfes, Pinna, Whitney. Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition 9e. Pg. 739.

5. What is Gluten? Gluten is a protein complex formed from the hydration of gliadin and glutenin. Gluten is found in wheat flours and related grains. Gluten enables elasticity and the rising potential of wheat based dough's.

6. Common Wheat Flours

7. Common Non-Wheat Flours

8. An individual with Celiac disease experiences major changes in their intestinal tissues when gluten is consumed. These changes cause a reduction in nutrient absorption within the intestinal tract.

9. Villi of the Small Intestine

10. Approximately 1 percent of the US population has been medically diagnosed with Celiac disease. The only treatment for Celiac disease is the life-long commitment to following a gluten free diet.

11. Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity Some individuals feel better on a gluten free diet but do not have Celiac disease. This is referred to as a non-celiac gluten sensitivity. No antibodies are present in these individuals. Gluten does not affect the small intestine of these individuals.

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