Celiac Disease and Gluten Free Nutrition & Eating habits

Celiac disease is a lifelong inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract that affects the small intestine. It is a heredity disease where T-cell-mediated immune response towards gluten is ingested by genetically predisposed people.

When people with celiac disease digest gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye and barley), their body will start to attack the small intestine because of its immune response.

It leads to damage on the villi that line the small intestine that promotes nutrient absorption and eventually leads to malabsorption of nutrients. Celiac disease can develop at any age after people start eating foods or medicines that contain gluten.