RELIABILITY OF STATEMENTS AND EXPERIENCES OF CELIAC PATIENTS ON GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS/QUANTITATIVE STUDY

Authors

  • Tanja Tomić Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Ivona Ljevak Faculty of Health Studies, University of Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35120/kij5404689t

Keywords:

gluten-free products, celiac disease, product declaration, gluten

Abstract

Celiac disease is a chronic gastroenterological disease, and a lifelong gluten-free diet is a needed and
necessary therapy, which implies the exclusion of products containing gluten from the diet. The declaration of
gluten-free products is often unclear and ambiguous. The purpose of this paper was to examine celiac disease
patients' attitudes and experiences with gluten-free diet declarations. 95 respondents from the area of HNŽ with a
diagnosis of celiac disease were included in this quantitative research. The anonymous survey was conducted using
the Google Forms tool. An anonymous survey examined sociodemographic data (age, gender, education, duration of
illness), experiences and attitudes with declarations about gluten-free diet. In this research, more than half of the
respondents are extremely careful about what they consume, without exception. Participants who have been
diagnosed with celiac disease for a longer period of time completely disagree to a greater extent that they do not
know what products they can consume. Individuals with gluten sensitivity may rely more on the 'gluten-free' claim
for information about the gluten content of a product. Individuals with celiac disease, on the other hand, may be
more experienced readers of food labels and may rely more on the ingredient list. Consumer expectations have
driven the food industry to continuously adapt and improve the formulations and processing techniques used in the
production of gluten-free products.

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Published

2022-09-30

How to Cite

Tomić, T., & Ljevak, I. (2022). RELIABILITY OF STATEMENTS AND EXPERIENCES OF CELIAC PATIENTS ON GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS/QUANTITATIVE STUDY. KNOWLEDGE - International Journal , 54(4), 689–694. https://doi.org/10.35120/kij5404689t