Gluten Free Diet at DRHC Dubai

What is Gluten?

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, barley, and triticale (across between rye and wheat)

What is a gluten-free diet?

It is a diet that excludes the protein gluten.

A gluten-free diet is a treatment for celiac disease. Some people who don't have celiac disease also may have symptoms when they eat gluten, however, this is called non-celiac gluten sensitivity.

People with non-celiac gluten sensitivity may benefit from a gluten-free diet. But people with celiac disease must be gluten-free to prevent symptoms and disease-related complications.

Allowed foods

• Many healthy and delicious foods are naturally gluten-free
• Fish and seafood
• Fresh egg
• Fresh meat
• Fruits
• Vegetables
• Most dairy products
• Beans, lentils, seeds, nuts
• Rice, quinoa, soy, teff, millet, corn, amaranth, arrowroot, buckwheat, flax, sorghum, tapioca

Always avoid

Avoid all food and drinks containing:

• Barley (malt, malt flavoring, and malt vinegar are usually made from barley)
• Rye
• Triticale
• Wheat (durum flour, farina, graham flour, semolina) 

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In general, avoid the following foods unless they're labeled as gluten-free or made with corn, rice, soy or other gluten-free grain:

• Medicines, Vitamins, and Supplements
• Beer
• Breads
• Cakes and pies
• Candies
• Cereals
• Communion wafers
• Cookies and crackers
• Croutons
• Gravies
• Imitation meat or seafood
• Matzo
• Pasta
• Processed luncheon meats
• Sauces, including soy sauce
• Seasoned rice mixes
• Seasoned snack foods, such as potato and tortilla chips
• Self-basting poultry
• Soups and soup bases

Dubai Nutrition Clinic at Dr Rami Hamed Center provides nutrition programs such as sports nutrition with nutrition specialists.