Nutrition and Celiac Disease

• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2014
• Subjects: gluten; fiber; oats; gluten-free diet; nutrient intake; dietary treatment; gluten threshold; malnutrition; gluten contamination; gluten sensitivity; wheat allergy; compliance; celiac disease; gluten-free food
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

During its 2.5 million years of evolution, the human species has evolved through major dramatic changes, mainly dictated by natural elements and, most importantly, by food availability. The diet of hunters and gatherers, hominids, was mainly based on fruit, vegetables, tubers, and occasionally meat...