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PRESS RELEASE
For Release August 2004
Farmhouse Food Feast For Diabetics, Vegetarians and Coeliacs
Farmhouse Products, purveyors of traditional quality foods, has launched a
range of diabetic, vegetarian and gluten free foods and food hampers
exclusively via their web site shop at www.farmhouseproducts.co.uk. The
range includes preserves, marmalades, chutney, biscuits and cakes, many of
which are handmade and manufactured in the UK.
“Over recent years the heightened awareness of diabetes, gluten allergy
and the desire for healthier eating has seen an explosion in demand for
this type of quality food product. As a customer driven company, we have
responded by offering these products either individually or in hampers,”
said Stanley Minter, Managing Director of Farmhouse Products.
“1 in 1500 people suffers from gluten allergy within the UK and over 194
million people with diabetes worldwide. This figure is expected to exceed
333 million by 2025. Currently 50% of all people with diabetes are unaware
of their condition. With the increasing awareness and more readily
available tests for such conditions and the ever growing community of
vegetarians, we recognise that we must develop our range of products to
suit the needs of our customers.”
Farmhouse Products is a family run business based in Cheshire and has been
at the forefront of providing traditional quality foods to the retail
trade for over twelve years.
With a high demand from people who had purchased their “Farmhouse Recipe”
products whilst away from home or on holiday and found no local stockists
on their return, Farmhouse Products launched their own web site shop to
provide these customers the opportunity to purchase their favourite lines
direct from the comfort of their own homes
ENDS
To purchase or more information, Farmhouse Products can be found and
contacted at:
Web: www.farmhouseproducts.co.uk.
E-mail: sales@farmhouseproducts.co.uk
Contact: Sean Minter
Tel: 01477 500660
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DIABETES
Diabetes is a result of problems with the production and supply of insulin
in the body. Anyone at any age can develop diabetes.
How is it caused?
Most food eaten is turned into glucose, a form of sugar. Glucose is as a
source of energy providing power for our muscles and tissues. Our bodies
transport glucose in our blood. Our muscles and other tissues absorb
glucose from our blood; we need a hormone called insulin. Without insulin,
our bodies can’t obtain the necessary energy from our food. Insulin is
made in a large gland behind the stomach, the pancreas. It is released by
cells called beta cells. When a person has diabetes, either their pancreas
does not produce the insulin they need, or their body cannot use its own
insulin effectively. People with diabetes cannot use enough of the glucose
in the food they eat. This leads to the amount of glucose in the blood
increasing. This high level of glucose or "high blood sugar" is called
hyperglycaemia. High levels of glucose in the blood can lead to medical
complications.
Is there a cure?
There is no cure for diabetes.
Further information
Diabetes is fourth main cause of death in most developed countries.
Diabetes is leading cause of blindness and visual impairment in adults in
developed countries.
Diabetes is most common cause of amputation which is not the result of an
accident.
People with diabetes are 15 to 40 times more likely to require a
lower-limb amputation compared to the general population.
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in industrialized
countries. It is also set to overtake infectious diseases as the most
common cause of death in many parts of the less developed world.
People with diabetes are two to four times more likely to develop
cardiovascular disease than people without diabetes.
People with type 2 diabetes have the same risk of heart attack as people
without diabetes who have already had a heart attack.
People with diabetes can have a heart attack without even realising it.
Strokes occur twice as often in people with diabetes and high blood
pressure as in those with high blood pressure alone.
For each risk factor present, the risk of cardiovascular death is about
three times greater in people with diabetes as compared to people without
the condition.
GLUTEN ALLERGY
Gluten Allergy is known as coeliac disease and affects 1 in 1500 of the UK
population. The gluten in food affects the lining of the small intestine
which affects the body’s ability to absorb the foods nutrients such as
vitamins, minerals, fats and carbohydrates.
How is it caused?
It can be hereditary, but can be brought on by consuming cereals that
contain gluten at an early age.
Is there a cure?
Symptoms can disappear if a rigid gluten-free diet is adopted.
The effects and symptoms.
Slow physical growth in children.
Excess Weight Loss.
Vitamin and mineral deficiency, especially calcium and iron.
Diarrhoea.
Mouth ulcers.
Tiredness.
Where is Gluten found?
Gluten is found in grains such as wheat, barley and rye.
USEFUL CONTACTS
International Diabetes Federation: www.idf.org
The charity supporting people with gluten intolerance: www.coeliac.co.uk
International Vegetarian Union: www.ivu.org
Vegetarian Society: www.vegsoc.org |