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Gluten Informative Speech

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Nutrition has a significant value in how we take care of ourselves and it determines for a healthy lifestyle. Today I will be talking about the value of gluten free, low fat, low sodium and lactose free dietary lifestyle.
Gluten is the elasticity in which bread rises you can find gluten in cereal grains and wheat. An important reason someone would need to maintain a gluten free diet is if the person has Celiac disease. Celiac disease known as celiac sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy. (https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/celiac-disease#1, n.d.)
The gluten free diet is mandatory for people diagnosed with Celiac disease. 3 million Americans or possibly more have this disease and eating gluten worsens the problem. The reason …show more content…

If a person consumes a food with gluten health complications may include diarrhea, gas, constipation, abdominal pain, nausea, anemia, loss of bone density, mouth ulcers just to name a few symptoms. Every person is different when symptoms present in our body so not all of these will occur exactly, sometimes there are no issues making it harder for the doctor to make a final diagnosis. Treating Celiac disease as mentioned above is the strict gluten-free diet because there are no medications that will treat the disease. Foods to avoid include bread, cake, pasta, cereals, baked goods and other products in which gluten is included. Being consistent with your diet you will start to see better results and health within a few weeks and your small intestine heals. Celiac disease is a genetic disorder it can pass on through your family and if any of your family members have this disease active in their body, you have a 1 in 10 chance of obtaining it. There are other main factors in which this presents and that includes viral infection, surgery, and emotional trauma even after pregnancy. (https://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/celiac-disease/celiac-disease#2-5, n.d.) Taking care

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