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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know many people with Celiac and have two in my own family.  No "require" a gluten-free kitchen.  For most cross-contamination won't pose much of a threat, as the damage from gluten is cumulative.  Cross-Contamination is only a real risk for those with the severest of Celiac.  [/quote]

This is really just incorrect.   Damage from gluten isn't cumulative, and there is no "severe" or "mild" celiac disease.   Celiac is a disease that you either have or do not have.   Even if you have celiac disease, but aren't experiencing symptoms (silent celiac) you still have the disease and gluten is still causing damages, you just aren't feeling them.

Here's a good article explaining this:

http://theceliacmd.com/2013/07/my-doctor-told-me-i-have-mild-celiac-disease-what-does-that-mean/

Even a small amount of gluten is bad for people with celiac disease, and cross contamination is a huge issue.

http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/100713p16.shtml

Now if someone is gluten free because they have a gluten intolerance, or they are trying a gluten free diet for other reasons (some people try gluten free/casein free for autism, ADHD etc -- the circumstances there might be different, I don't know.   But for celiac, you really need to avoid even tiny amounts of gluten.[/quote]

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