May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month....

Celiac Disease in Perspective....

3 million = Estimated number of Americans with celiac disease (1 in 133).

500,000 = Number of Americans with either Crohn’s disease or Parkinson’s disease.

95% = Percentage of Americans which remain undiagnosed.

7 years = Average time for an individual in the U.S. to be diagnosed with celiac
disease.

6 months = Average time it takes an individual in Italy to be diagnosed.

50% + Men diagnosed with celiac disease whose primary symptom was iron
deficiency anemia.

$5.00-6.00 = The average cost of a loaf of gluten-free bread. (which is about half the size of a normal loaf of bread)

1 minute = The time it takes to ASK Congress to:
 Increase funding for celiac research;
 Increase funding for students with medically prescribed diets;
 Require prescription drugs to be labeled for known food allergens;
and

PLEASE HELP INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT CELIAC DISEASE.
Support the National Celiac Awareness bill by writing your representative here:
http://capwiz.com/celiac/issues/alert/?alertid=13234721&type=CO