Tamberly Powell, MS, RD

Lane Community College

Special Issues in Nutrition

• Define Celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
• Define gluten.
• Name foods you find gluten in.
• Name naturally gluten free foods.
• Describe the benefits and drawbacks to a gluten free diet.
• List the benefits and drawbacks to taking a multi vitamin supplement.
• Know how to shop for a multi vitamin supplement.

Instructional Resources:

• Aubrey, A. (2011, October 17). Look Who's Going Gluten Free. npr. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org

• Liebman, B. (2011, September). Gluten Free-For-All. Nutrition Action Health Letter. Retrieved from LCC Library research database. (Note the article you want to read is the special feature, pg. 11)

• Mayo Clinic Staff (2011). Celiac Disease. Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.com

• Knox, R. (2011, October 17). Americans Urged to Rethink Dietary Supplement Use. npr. Retrieved from http://www.npr.org

• Oz, M.C., & Roizen, M.F. (2011, October 21). Which Vitamins Should You Take? Is a Multi Enough? You Docs Daily. Retrieved from http://www.realage.com

• Schardt, D. (2011, September). Multiplex, What you need to know about multivitamins. Nutrition Action Health Letter. Retrieved from LCC Library research database.

Preparation Questions:

1. What is Celiac disease?
2. What is the estimation of Americans who have Celiac disease?
3. What is gluten?
4. What type of foods is gluten found in?
5. What are some naturally gluten free foods?
6. What is non-celiac gluten sensitivity or intolerance?
7. What are the symptoms of non-celiac gluten sensitivity?
8. In the article, "Gluten Free-For-All," a survey was discussed that looked at the top reasons people buy gluten-free foods. What were the top two reasons people reported eating gluten free?
9. What might be some benefits of a gluten free diet?
10. What might be some drawbacks to a gluten free diet?
11. Do people usually lose or gain weight on a gluten free diet? Why?

Supplements:

1. What are some reasons you may want to think about taking a multi vitamin supplement?
2. What are some drawbacks to taking multivitamin supplements?
3. Experts don't necessarily agree whether people need to take a multi or not, but what do they agree on?
4. What type of claims should you watch out for when shopping for a multi?