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Article: Don't let them eat cake; This is Coeliac Disease Awareness Week. Diane Parkes highlights the case of a young Birmingham girl afflicted by the complaint.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- May 13, 2009
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Byline: Diane Parkes
Few children give much of a thought to what they eat when they are invited to a birthday party. Not many, for instance, would refuse a slice of cake.
But 11-year-old Chloe Howard has to think carefully about any bite she takes.
For Chloe has coeliac disease, which causes the body's immune system to attack its own tissues when the sufferer eats gluten, a protein found in cereals.
And gluten is an ingredient in plenty of foods ranging from bread to biscuits and sausages to sauces. So any bite she takes could cause her ...