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Itchy, swollen, hard to breath: a food allergy story

Itchy, swollen, hard to breath: a food allergy story
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  • Post #121 - June 11th, 2010, 9:39 am
    Post #121 - June 11th, 2010, 9:39 am Post #121 - June 11th, 2010, 9:39 am
    So I can't find the thread where someone asked if celiac, food allergies and food intolerances are more common in the US (if someone wants to move this there) but read this today which I found interesting:

    I also think it's interesting how the Italians are adept at dealing with of food intolerances. Just about every gelateria had gluten-free cones (individually wrapped) or had signs in the window noting certain flavors were made with soy or almond milk. Biodegradable cups were the norm, and even the restaurant where I had pasta had asterisks next to the few items on the menu that noted which products used in a few dishes had been frozen.

    The owners of Grom told me that all their employees are trained to be sensitive to a variety of food allergies and intolerances. (It's said that about 30% of Italians can't eat gluten and I was told that the government gives discount vouchers to people with gluten intolerance to offset to higher cost of gluten-free items.)


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  • Post #122 - June 11th, 2010, 11:13 am
    Post #122 - June 11th, 2010, 11:13 am Post #122 - June 11th, 2010, 11:13 am
    leek wrote:(It's said that about 30% of Italians can't eat gluten and I was told that the government gives discount vouchers to people with gluten intolerance to offset to higher cost of gluten-free items.)

    A third of the country can't eat its most famous culinary export? How the heck does pasta become a cornerstone of the national diet when nobody can eat it?

    Does this seem like an awfully fishy statistic to anybody else?

    (Sorry about the tangent, Leek... not casting aspersions on you.)
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  • Post #123 - June 11th, 2010, 11:22 am
    Post #123 - June 11th, 2010, 11:22 am Post #123 - June 11th, 2010, 11:22 am
    Looks to me like the rate of celiac disease in Italy is about 1/250... 30% would be staggering and is truly hard to believe.
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  • Post #124 - June 12th, 2010, 6:52 am
    Post #124 - June 12th, 2010, 6:52 am Post #124 - June 12th, 2010, 6:52 am
    I don't know, I don't see any info that would be "official" other than what you found: http://www.foodreactions.org/gluten/ But Celiac is not the only reason people can't eat gluten. For whatever reason, I guess Italy is pretty aware of people not being able to tolerate it: http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/2007 ... italy.html

    My point wasn't the exact number of people in Italy with Celiac disease :) It was that there are other places where people have food allergies or intolerances, we're not just some outlier here in the US. In another thread, which I can't find now, someone had said that it seemed like they had never heard about anyone having these issues in Europe, for example.
    Leek

    SAVING ONE DOG may not change the world,
    but it CHANGES THE WORLD for that one dog.
    American Brittany Rescue always needs foster homes. Please think about helping that one dog. http://www.americanbrittanyrescue.org
  • Post #125 - June 12th, 2010, 10:58 am
    Post #125 - June 12th, 2010, 10:58 am Post #125 - June 12th, 2010, 10:58 am
    leek wrote:For whatever reason, I guess Italy is pretty aware of people not being able to tolerate it: http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/2007 ... italy.html

    My point wasn't the exact number of people in Italy with Celiac disease :) It was that there are other places where people have food allergies or intolerances, we're not just some outlier here in the US.

    I found the story to be news as well. My knee-jerk expectation would have been an article whose headline idea was "Europeans Find U.S. Preoccupation With Food Allergies Insane," not "Europeans Recognize Food Allergies As Serious Concern." I liked having my expectations confounded.

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