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		prepend on Nov 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In the gut's 'second brain,' key agents of health ... Celiac is about 1% of the US population [0], so really rare. [0] 1 out of 133 according to https://www.beyondceliac.org/celiac-disease/facts-and-figure...

epgui on Nov 26, 2023 [–]

I don’t consider that very rare. Everything else being equal, a celiac customer would be a daily occurrence at almost any restaurant.

The prevalence is on the same order of magnitude as peanut allergies.

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