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Care to post your sources that show how gluten isn't healthy for those without an intolerance (celiac, IBD, etc)?

by lowboy 13y ago

kunai 13y ago
"There also appears to be an increased incidence of celiac disease, with one study which looked for antibodies from 1950s American blood samples finding that celiac disease is about four times as common as it was" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten-free_diet#Popularity_and_nonceliac_health_effects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten-free_diet#Popularity_and... "One study examined the effect of ω-5 gliadin, the primary cause of wheat dependent exercise/aspirin induced anaphylaxis, and found increased permeability of intestinal cells caused by this gliadin and another wheat albumin." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_sensitivity#Gluten_toxicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_sensitivity#Gluten_toxic... "Another line of research shows gliadin binds a chemoattractant receptor and causes increases of a factor that destroys tight junctions. These junctions prevent leakage around the cells that line the small intestine, resulting in the leaking of food proteins into the body." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_sensitivity#Gluten_toxicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_sensitivity#Gluten_toxic...
- lowboy 13y ago
  It seems like the jury is still out on how many people suffer from gluten sensitivity, or the extent of the negative effect of gliadin. > A 2011 panel of celiac experts concluded that there is a condition related to gluten other than celiac disease and named it "non-celiac gluten sensitivity".[51] however, for those without celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, the diet is unnecessary.
- ryeguy 13y ago
  The first study is correlative, not causative. The second and third studies are a bit too specific. Can you break this down into a list of effects on every day people? I think this quote sums it up best: "Gluten intolerance is one of the most popular self-diagnoses because of its over-expanded list of potential symptoms. The gluten scare is mostly an overblown hippy-fueled movement."
- venomsnake 13y ago
  Except that all kinds of auto immune diseases and alergies are rising across the board - so may be something else going on (An article in NYTimes recently suggested that we live in so (relatively) sterile environment that out immune system cannot calibrate itself and is going berserk with the smallest irritant)
Evgeny 13y ago
Here's one: Gluten causes gastrointestinal symptoms in subjects without celiac disease: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21224837 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21224837 On a visual analog scale, patients were significantly worse with gluten within 1 week for overall symptoms (P=0.047), pain (P=0.016), bloating (P=0.031), satisfaction with stool consistency (P=0.024), and tiredness (P=0.001).

Care to post your sources that show how gluten isn't healthy for those without an intolerance (celiac, IBD, etc)?

by lowboy 13y ago

Care to post your sources that show how gluten isn't healthy for those without an intolerance (celiac, IBD, etc)?

kunai 13y ago

"There also appears to be an increased incidence of celiac disease, with one study which looked for antibodies from 1950s American blood samples finding that celiac disease is about four times as common as it was" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten-free_diet#Popularity_and_nonceliac_health_effects http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten-free_diet#Popularity_and... "One study examined the effect of ω-5 gliadin, the primary cause of wheat dependent exercise/aspirin induced anaphylaxis, and found increased permeability of intestinal cells caused by this gliadin and another wheat albumin." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_sensitivity#Gluten_toxicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_sensitivity#Gluten_toxic... "Another line of research shows gliadin binds a chemoattractant receptor and causes increases of a factor that destroys tight junctions. These junctions prevent leakage around the cells that line the small intestine, resulting in the leaking of food proteins into the body." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_sensitivity#Gluten_toxicity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_sensitivity#Gluten_toxic...

lowboy 13y ago
It seems like the jury is still out on how many people suffer from gluten sensitivity, or the extent of the negative effect of gliadin. > A 2011 panel of celiac experts concluded that there is a condition related to gluten other than celiac disease and named it "non-celiac gluten sensitivity".[51] however, for those without celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, the diet is unnecessary.
ryeguy 13y ago
The first study is correlative, not causative. The second and third studies are a bit too specific. Can you break this down into a list of effects on every day people? I think this quote sums it up best: "Gluten intolerance is one of the most popular self-diagnoses because of its over-expanded list of potential symptoms. The gluten scare is mostly an overblown hippy-fueled movement."
venomsnake 13y ago
Except that all kinds of auto immune diseases and alergies are rising across the board - so may be something else going on (An article in NYTimes recently suggested that we live in so (relatively) sterile environment that out immune system cannot calibrate itself and is going berserk with the smallest irritant)

Evgeny 13y ago

Here's one: Gluten causes gastrointestinal symptoms in subjects without celiac disease: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21224837 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21224837 On a visual analog scale, patients were significantly worse with gluten within 1 week for overall symptoms (P=0.047), pain (P=0.016), bloating (P=0.031), satisfaction with stool consistency (P=0.024), and tiredness (P=0.001).