DISPONIBILIDADE E ACESSIBILIDADE DE ALIMENTOS PARA PACIENTES CELÍACOS

Abstract

This study has had the objective identify the possible difficulties that disease celiac carriers could find and if those difficulties could interfere with diet segment. The survey was made by a Google Docs' online quiz and had twenty-two questions about personal information, obedience to gluten-free diet, food habits and habits at the purchase's time. This quiz was made available on virtual groups from a lot of states like Minas Gerais, Pará, Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Sul e Paraná. Posteriorly, did price comparison between regular foods and gluten-free from two of the most importants Varginha' shopping places, a big supermarket and a natural products specialty store. With the result, we could see that the main causes of food transgressions are associated with the expensive products selling, lack of some common foods in the traditional Brazilian diet and difficulty finding those products in big supermarkets.