Creating a World Free of Celiac Disease

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1 in 100

Number of people worldwide affected by celiac disease

30%

Diagnosed patients who still report symptoms while on gluten-free diet

1 in 10

Related family members who also have celiac disease

2x/4x

Increased risk of coronary artery disease/small bowel cancers

CEO Marilyn Geller Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee

April 9, 2019

2019 CDF Gluten-Free EXPO

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05/21

Only 25% of Celiac Patients Report Low Disease Symptom Burden

At the Digestive Disease Week meeting in San Diego, researchers from Takeda and the Celiac Disease Foundation presented a study entitled, Adherence to the gluten-free diet and celiac patients outcomes: real world evidences from an international patient registry, iCureCeliac®. 

05/17

CEO Marilyn Geller Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee

On April 9, 2019, Marilyn G. Geller, CEO of the Celiac Disease Foundation, testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee overseeing the funding for the Department of Health and Human Services, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

05/08

NIH to Submit Plan for Celiac Disease Research

We have great news to share from Washington, D.C. Today, the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released report language under the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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