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The House has approved unanimously a motion of the Popular Party to improve the quality of life of celiac patients and support their families and associations working for the same purpose.

With it, it is proposed to declare by the City of Murcia solidarity and full support of all political groups of this corporation to celiac patients, their families and associations working to improve the lives of those suffering from this disease.

In addition, he stressed the Councillor for Sports and Health, is to "safeguard and protect patients making them more bearable life," while "development activities that help drive social relations and absolute inclusion will be favored sick to our society as well as that of their families, as the proposed celebration of National Coeliac Day on 27 May each year. "

In this regard, "it should reach an agreement with the different levels for the signing of agreements with Federations to include in the official website of the same, as well as future guides of the city and the municipality, catering establishments that have incorporated in his letters, gluten-free foods. "

the inclusion of such information in mobile apps by the Department of Tourism is also intended to integrate new technologies to Murcia and tourists, and the study by the City of Murcia of families with more economic difficulties that have some sick member, for help from Social Services.

Therefore, the Regional Government is also urged to promote the inclusion of specific menus for those affected by this disease in health and schools supervised by personal dieticians, under the coordination of an Office of Attention to the celiac and promote a single statutory regulator seal of the Autonomous Community of Murcia to identify those catering establishments that offer suitable menu for celiacs.

Health Councilman noted that "in Spain there are 500,000 gluten, according to figures from the Federation of Associations of Celiac Spain (FACE), being an autoimmune disease whose only treatment is a strict gluten-free diet."

As explained by the mayor, still today, "there is no known way to prevent it, but early diagnosis is absolutely critical to not cause irreversible damage, such as osteoporosis in young women 35 to 40 years."

Source: PP Murcia