Breast Feeding Could Decrease Risk of Developing Celiac Disease
My cousin who is a certified Doula and birth blogger sent me this article from the Science Daily which I find very intriguing. Breast Feeding is linked to many benefits to newborns that can be beneficial through life. These are of course linked to the microorganisms that exist in human milk vs. formula. I don’t find it surprising that breast feeding may play a role in celiac disease development and would be interested in seeing further research as the article discusses. I wonder if most formulas include gluten?

Another Study showing possible Link Between Socioeconomic Status and Celiac Disease
An earlier article from June stressed a similar finding and now these is more research that shows a potential link Socioeconomic status (SES) to Celiac Disease. Most interestingly is the finding that this link exists for boys but not for girls. I wonder what that is about.

Either way this stresses the importance of available health care and screenings for all, which is where I hope to help as a social worker.

Now to me, as a social worker, this makes the most sense if we are speaking from a diagnostic term as those with lower economic status will have less access to diagnosis. As an ‘evolutionist’ it makes the most sense because we tend to get allergies and issues over generations based on what we are exposed to. Those with lower SES typically lived on mostly grain (ie gluten) based products. It would be interesting if they could find a true reason for this disparity but these answers, to me, seem accurate.

Celiac Disease on the rise in USA
This article poses several reasons as to why Celiac Disease is on the rise, having been 5 times as diagnoses now than in the ’50s. One reason suggested is the hygiene hypothesis, which suggests that since we get less diseases we are more prone to such disorders. Here is another article on the same topic.

More updates on the FDA proposal on GF Labeling
After the last few weeks of talks with the FDA here is where we currently stand. At least we’re getting somewhere!