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Not impressed

I am not favorably impressed by the irradiation of foods (doesn't that cancel the vitamin content? And what about the minerals?), nor by the genetic engineering of plants. Those of us who find we have Celiac Disease do not want the gluten factions of some grains affecting and changing other grains that we can eat and ingest safely.

So many people of Northern European descent carry the Celiac gene, which, when triggered, brings forth symptoms of their then-active Celiac Disease. According to one of Bette Hagman's books, such patients go to doctor after doctor for 11 to 12 years (average), getting one wrong diagnosis of their problems after another.

I strongly suggest gluten intolerance teaching and information be given out through the schools (Italy is going to be testing their young school children for CD), home economists and agricultural offices of Iowa.

The Scandinavian countries are fully aware and set up for gluten-free meals in restaurants, buffets and eating places, and also Bed and Breakfast homes.

- Mary Canby ('51)
   Bellingham, Wash.