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I do not agree. Any gluten at all gives my wife stomach problems. This happens whether she knows it has gluten or not. -- My wife tried what the parent poster

by tezza 14y ago

I do not agree. Any gluten at all gives my wife stomach problems. This happens whether she knows it has gluten or not. -- My wife tried what the parent poster said in a similar way No stomach problems ==> Not eating gluten Surely this is very close to proof by contrapositive A ==> B same as Not B ==> Not A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_contrapositive http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_contrapositive

jaggederest 14y ago
If she eats any grains at all, she's most likely not eating gluten free. The standard for gluten free is extremely, extremely sensitive, and cross contamination is almost certain. You have to be eating things that are 100% certified elisa tested to be gluten free - so far as I am aware, only a few products meet this standard.
- __--__ 14y ago
  Are you suggesting that if I eat some grass fed beef that hasn't been elisa tested, there's a good chance I'm eating gluten? This seems patently ridiculous to me. The elisa test is also flawed - there are situations in which it can't detect hydrolized gluten. In any case, quantity matters. Trace amounts of gluten due to cross contamination may not be enough to cause people significant problems. You don't have to be 100% gluten free to derive benefits from it.
  - jaggederest 14y ago
    > Are you suggesting that if I eat some grass fed beef that hasn't been elisa tested, there's a good chance I'm eating gluten? Yes, because it's been handled in a food chain that deals with a lot of wheat products. > The elisa test is also flawed - there are situations in which it can't detect hydrolized gluten. Yes, but it's the best available for wide-scale screening. > Trace amounts of gluten due to cross contamination may not be enough to cause people significant problems. The standard is ten parts per million. > You don't have to be 100% gluten free to derive benefits from it. If you want to claim to be gluten free you do.

by tezza 14y ago

jaggederest 14y ago

If she eats any grains at all, she's most likely not eating gluten free. The standard for gluten free is extremely, extremely sensitive, and cross contamination is almost certain. You have to be eating things that are 100% certified elisa tested to be gluten free - so far as I am aware, only a few products meet this standard.

__--__ 14y ago
Are you suggesting that if I eat some grass fed beef that hasn't been elisa tested, there's a good chance I'm eating gluten? This seems patently ridiculous to me. The elisa test is also flawed - there are situations in which it can't detect hydrolized gluten. In any case, quantity matters. Trace amounts of gluten due to cross contamination may not be enough to cause people significant problems. You don't have to be 100% gluten free to derive benefits from it.
- jaggederest 14y ago
  > Are you suggesting that if I eat some grass fed beef that hasn't been elisa tested, there's a good chance I'm eating gluten? Yes, because it's been handled in a food chain that deals with a lot of wheat products. > The elisa test is also flawed - there are situations in which it can't detect hydrolized gluten. Yes, but it's the best available for wide-scale screening. > Trace amounts of gluten due to cross contamination may not be enough to cause people significant problems. The standard is ten parts per million. > You don't have to be 100% gluten free to derive benefits from it. If you want to claim to be gluten free you do.