TheNutritionDr.com overviews gluten intolerance and Celiac Disease and athletic populations.
Athletes and Gluten Intolerance & Celiac Disease
Many athletes experience an adverse reaction to gluten, the principal protein in many cereal grains such as wheat, rye, and barley in foods as well as some supplements and medicines. This can present a challenge for some to optimally nourish performance and recovery, particularly because wheat-based foods such as breads, pastas, etc., have been a mainstay of recovery and carbo-loading for many endurance athletes and higher intensity sport athletes. For others, it can create lifestyle challenges to survey many foods at home and on the road to look for ingredients to exclude.
The Celiac Disease Foundation is the leading organization to provide support for people with Celiac Disease as well as family and health care professionals. Visit www.Celiac.org for more support.
- van Gils T, Nijeboer P, IJssennagger CE, Sanders DS, Mulder CJ, Bouma G. Prevalence and Characterization of Self-Reported Gluten Sensitivity in The Netherlands. Nutrients. 2016 Nov 8;8(11):714.
- Drahos J, Ren K, Geller MG, Wang S, Leffler DA. Adherence to the gluten-free diet and celiac disease patient outcomes: real world evidences from an international patient registry, iCureCeliac®. Digestive Disease Week • May 18–21, 2019 • San Diego, CA, USA
- Cárdenas-Torres FI, Cabrera-Chávez F, Figueroa-Salcido OG, Ontiveros N. Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: An Update. Medicina (Kaunas). 2021;57(6):526.
This content is copyrighted and provided in partnership with TheNutritionDr.com with excerpts from The Nutritionist: Food Nutrition & Optimal Health. Click on the icon to learn more and/or buy The Nutritionist.