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Table 2 Sub-themes and super-ordinated themes

From: Experiences of managing a gluten-free diet on multiple levels of society: a qualitative study

Super-ordinated themes

Individual level

Interpersonal level

Community level

Policy level

Sub-themes

Knowledge about CD

Knowledge about a GF diet

Health concerns

Strategies to eat a GF diet in a family context

Difficult to eat a GF diet in social contexts

Perceived negative attitudes towards GF food by people without CD

The ‘GF trend’

Too little availability and variety of GF products in food stores, restaurants and bakeries

Insecurity and mistrust in GF products

Lack of knowledge about GF food in restaurants, bakeries and canteens

Worries about too expensive GF products

Economic burdens to eat GF food

Importance of governmental supplementation

Challenges related to GF food labelling