Coeliac suffers hard hit by high gluten-free prices123RF Supermarket shopping can be a headache for those who have to avoid gluten. Research done for Coeliac New Zealand compared supermarket prices of standard food products and their gluten-free alternatives. "I think the high prices for gluten-free food are offensive and opportunistic given the captive audience they cater to," she said. It's nonsense* Gluten-free 'lifestylers' make eating out difficult for coeliacs"Keeping to a gluten-free diet is hard enough as it is without having to pay top dollar for the privilege." Countdown has recorded a 15 per cent increase in the sales of gluten-free products over the past year.

Source: Stuff August 13, 2016 16:52 UTC