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Newly Diagnosed? Get a Gluten-Free Care Package

By Nancy Lapid, About.com

Updated November 24, 2008

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If you or your child has been diagnosed with celiac disease through a biopsy in the past three months, the University of Chicago’s Celiac Disease Center will send you a basket of gluten-free resources, including a gluten-free food guide, support group information, food samples, and instructions on the gluten-free diet.

Since the program's start in 2001, the Center has distributed thousands of Gluten-Free Care Packages to newly diagnosed patients with celiac disease all over the United States.

For more information and to request your Gluten-Free Care Package, call (773) 702-7593.

Source:

The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center.

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