The Celiac Vegan

08/31/2025

I can’t wait for this to be over…

🚨 While food dyes dominated headlines, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. quietly moved to sideline beans. The Department of Health and Human Services Secretary is rejecting expert recommendations that would elevate beans, peas, and lentils as protein sources in America’s dietary guidelines.

Instead, Kennedy wants to scrap them entirely — a sharp break from the nutrition science panel that urged beans be recognized for both their protein and fiber. Public health experts warn the move could ripple across everyday diets, school lunches, and the $2 billion bean industry.

Read the full story: https://vegnews.com/rfk-dietary-guidelines-beans

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08/29/2025

And so it begins…Captains log: day one of attempting a gluten-free vegan sourdough starter culture.

11/08/2023

08/11/2023

A new mouse study suggests a gluten-free diet may help lower brain inflammation, but experts caution that going GF is not right for everyone.

06/13/2022

https://www.facebook.com/100064405285288/posts/390075316482641/?d=n

Promising results related to symptoms also presented at DDW By Amy Ratner, director of scientific affairs A drug designed to break gluten into harmless fragments successfully protected against damage of the small intestine in celiac disease patients, according to results of a study presented recentl...

01/21/2022

Can you relate to this?

When Martin Linseisen began experiencing numbness in his legs, he couldn't figure out what was causing it, despite having spent years as an emergency room...

11/28/2021

New research about Celiac disease and gluten causing brain damage. This is a disheartening study that shows how important it is to stay gluten-free.

❓Did you know that researchers have found people with celiac disease are at higher risk of brain damage?

"Researchers from the University of Sheffield have confirmed there does appear to be a risk of neurological damage for people living with CD, driven by their autoimmune response to gluten exposure.

👉Previous research has also shown that 50% of newly diagnosed CD patients present with neurological symptoms.

👉Population studies show that living with CD may increase the risk of developing conditions like vascular dementia in older age."

Read more here:
http://ow.ly/l2YK50GVJNs

Being as vigilant as possible with your gluten free diet is important. Please reach out to the CCA for help with label reading, mental health supports, and dietitian advice. We're here for you.

06/09/2021

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One doesn't simply take a gluten-free vacation 😅

04/12/2021

Seems like a duh moment, but we are told there is a gluten-free menu and we trust that.

Introduction: Consumers with celiac disease are discouraged from eating fried foods cooked in shared fryers with wheat-containing foods at restaurants based on presumed gluten exposure. The purpose of the present study is to assess gluten levels of fries free of gluten-containing ingredients cooked....

03/14/2021

Happy Pi Day!!

03/03/2021

Beware. Your barista will not know that malt is not gluten-free.

Starbucks introduces two new plant-based iced shaken espresso beverages along with the national launch of oatmilk in stores this spring.