Celiac Sufferers Risk Losing Vital Nutrients, Kirkman(R) Can Help

RENO, NV--(Marketwired - May 11, 2015) - 1 in 100 people worldwide suffer from celiac disease. Currently, the only treatment available is a gluten-free diet, but many who are diagnosed do not realize, or are not informed, that they also need to replace vital nutrients when they change their eating habits.

Gluten -- found in wheat, barley or rye -- contains important nutrients including protein; one of the basic building blocks of life, needed for bones, hair, cartilage, skin and muscle tissue. It’s also used to produce enzymes, and when this function is prohibited in those with celiac disease, serious digestive problems have the potential to develop.

Because many sufferers of celiac disease choose post-transitional diet foods that are not rich in the kinds of nutrients normally found in a gluten-included diet, many more nutritional deficiencies can occur. These include vitamin D, calcium, iron, and in rarer cases vitamin B-12 copper, folate, magnesium and zinc.

Kirkman®, an Oregon based nutritional supplement manufacturer, offers individuals with celiac disease a full line of gluten free supplements (more than 400 products), from which to choose.

In addition, Kirkman® makes probiotics and enzymes to help digest gluten as well as to mitigate the potential damage from unintended or unknowing ingestion of gluten. Gluten is made up of both glutenin and gliadin proteins. Kirkman’s DPP-IV enzyme formulas, were created especially to help digest glutenin. To date, there aren’t any commercially available enzymes to digest gliadin, however research for this is underway.

About Kirkman®
Kirkman® is the leading manufacturer of nutritional supplements for individuals with special sensitivities and dietary requirements. Founded in 1949, Kirkman® is also the oldest nutritional supplement company serving the special needs community. This experience has allowed Kirkman® to pioneer effective products in many areas of nutritional supplementation for individuals with special health needs. Kirkman® distinguishes itself from other nutraceutical companies with its Ultra Tested® protocol for purity testing, which calls for testing every raw ingredient in every product it manufactures for more than 950 environmental contaminants. To learn more about Kirkman®, visit the company’s website at www.kirkmangroup.com.