Encyclopedia: Gluten-free, Casein-free Diet
A gluten-free casein-free diet eliminates intake of the naturally-occurring proteins gluten and casein . The Autism Research Institute and other advocacy groups recommend the diet as a treatment for autism and related disorders. Studies supporting these claims have had significant flaws, so the data are inadequate to guide treatment recommendations. Dohan proposed genetic defect as a probable etiology for schizophrenia, wherein individuals were incapable of completely metabolizing gluten and casein....
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I have 2 children with Autism and many friends have their children on the GFCF...
You can get blood tests done by your doctor and you might get an endoscopy done after that. It is still possible to test negative to celiac disease and...
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Asked by Cesar D - 8 months ago
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On the gf/cf diet, is "tricalcium phosphate" a casein?
My autistic spectrum child is on the gluten-free, casein-free diet. I see the ingredient "tricalcium phosphate" in many...
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obsessive eating is tearing my house down
My son Sam will not stop eating, he wants to be consuming something all the time. He has been on the GFCF for some time ...
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vitamins for autism
My three year old son as regressive autism and is completelynon-verbal. We have tried teh GFCF diet, with no noticable di...
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