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Reducing Health Care Costs

Researchers at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center have determined that increased awareness and diagnosis of celiac disease would benefit not only patients, but also would reduce health care costs.

Researchers led by Dr. Peter Green, a professor of clinical medicine, said their study of a large managed-care database revealed cost reductions after diagnosis of celiac disease were attributable to decreasing trends in utilization of office visits, laboratory tests, diagnostic imaging and endoscopy procedures.

General Mills has over 250 GF products!

General Mills USA clearly understands the plight of the gluten free consumer. Not only do they manufacture specialty gluten free brands, but they are helping gluten free consumers feel safe about their selection of naturally gluten free foods too!

With over 250 gluten free options for you and me, it’s no wonder they are quickly becoming a staple in many GF households.

Check out our product list to see all that they offer or visit their GF website.

Maltol is Gluten Free

I recently found this ingredient listed on a box of instant pudding mix and wondered if it was safe for my gluten free diet. After all, there it was printed on the box, that dreaded 4 letter combination (m-a-l-t).

Despite the manufacturer’s confirmation that this pudding mix was safe for my gluten free diet, I still felt the need to research it myself. Follow this link for an explanation of this ingredient.