"The current fad food “allergy” is gluten, a self-diagnosed - TopicsExpress



          

"The current fad food “allergy” is gluten, a self-diagnosed condition in which gluten is believed to be some sort of dietary toxin – which must be distinguished from (1) the person with the documented anaphylactic wheat allergy and (2) those with celiac disease, an auto-immune response to gluten that requires absolute avoidance (but does not cause anaphylaxis if ingested). Capitalizing on the confusion about allergies and intolerances are alternative medicine providers, who offer their own definitions of allergies, and (conveniently) their own cures" What bothers me the most about this rise in "allergies" is that it dilutes the danger of real food allergies. Not to mention the fact that every food manufacturer and pseudo "doctor" has jumped on the gluten bandwagon. Again with the fear mongering...
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 23:12:08 +0000

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