May 27th, National Celiac Day

Published on: 26/05/2014 08:44

Category: Health

From the Aljomar Quality Department, we want to highlight our commitment to people with gluten intolerance, or celiac disease. Neither Aljomar products, nor our raw materials, nor the additives we use contain gluten, making them suitable for people with celiac disease. Tomorrow, May 27th, is National Celiac Day, and we want to show our support and solidarity. For anyone interested in learning about our products, they can consult the FACE (Federation of Celiac Associations of Spain) Food List - with whom we collaborate annually -, the "List of Gluten-Free Products" of the Madrid Celiac Association and the mobiCeliac XL mobile application. In Castilla y León, at Jamones Aljomar, we have been participating for the last 2 years in the “Regional Meeting of Celiacs, family and friends of Castilla y León”, where we contribute with products from our brand, which are given as prizes in the raffle that livens up the day. [caption id="attachment_283" align="alignnone" width="230"]

Photo from the 2012 awards ceremony[/caption] [caption id="attachment_284" align="alignnone" width="225"]

Photo from the 2013 awards ceremony[/caption] We offer you some information about this disease:

Gluten intolerance: that's what is also known as celiac disease. This disease is a permanent intolerance to a cereal protein (wheat, barley, rye, oats, triticale), but it is also an autoimmune disease, meaning that the immune system is involved. In this case, when this cereal protein reaches the intestine, it reacts by attacking the intestinal villi (FIG 1), resulting in impaired and incomplete nutrient absorption. These people suffer from malnutrition, which affects their development and growth, and is the cause of a large number of miscarriages and various deficiency diseases. Many people have it and don't know it. This is a hereditary disease and in very few cases does it resolve with age. The solution, the treatment, is to consume gluten-free products. [caption id="attachment_285" align="alignnone" width="300"] celiac intestinal villi