HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Celiac disease damages the villi, leaving your body unable to absorb nutrients necessary for health and growth. Celiac disease, sometimes called celiac sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy, is an immune reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is Gluten? Gluten is a protein naturally found in some grains including wheat, barley, and rye.

Detailed explanation-3: -Celiac disease is an immune disease in which people can’t eat gluten because it will damage their small intestine. If you have celiac disease and eat foods with gluten, your immune system responds by damaging the small intestine. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley.

Detailed explanation-4: -If I have celiac disease but no symptoms, can I still eat gluten? No. Even if symptoms don’t appear, the ingestion of gluten still damages the intestines and also increases your risk for various complications like cancers and osteoporosis.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are three grains that cannot be eaten on a gluten-free diet: wheat, barley and rye. These three grains all contain the protein gluten, which triggers the autoimmune response seen in people with celiac disease.