date:May 21, 2012
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The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness seeks to drive diagnoses of celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders and to improve the quality of life for people on a gluten-free diet. While an estimated 18 million Americans have non-celiac gluten sensitivity, another estimated 3 million Americans have celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder, according to the N.F.C.A. Consuming gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye, triggers celiac disease.
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