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Gluten-free going mainstream

Clyde Canino, owner of Canino’s Italian Restaurant in Fort Collins,
keeps some gluten-free pasta in his kitchen, ready to serve up to any
customers who cannot eat gluten, a protein in wheat, rye and barley.Upon
special request, Canino’s can serve a gluten-free version of some of
the pasta, chicken, fish and shrimp dishes on the menu, or address
other dietary needs, such as food allergies or lactose intolerance,
Canino said.“We go with raw goods and nothing that’s prepared, so we can take the mystery out of it,” he said.

Canino’s
is part of a growing trend of restaurants, bakeries and stores offering
gluten-free options for those with celiac disease, a digestive disease
that damages the small intestine from gluten intake, or the milder form
of gluten intolerance that causes a variety of symptoms but does not
damage the intestine.

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