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Although this commentary is great PR for the gluten free diet as a whole, it was over focused on celiac disease and misleading for those with gluten sensitivity. Let’s break down the message: The good doctor gave a 4 second blurb about gluten intolerance basically ignoring its existence. Most GI doctors will call you crazy […]
A recent study found an increased risk of celiac disease for babies born by cesaren section vs. babies born by natural vaginal delivery. The authors conclude that they are not sure why this association exists… Source: Pediatrics, online May 17, 2010 Gluten Free Society’s Stance: This study brings to light a major problem… Humans are […]
A new report in the New England Journal of Medicine identifies antibodies against osteoprotegerin (a protein that prevents bone breakdown) in several patients with celiac disease. This protein is responsible for helping maintain bone density. When it is attacked by the body’s immune system, bone loss becomes accelerated leading to osteoporosis. Source: N Engl J […]
Research continues to link schizophrenia to gluten sensitivity/intolerance: Another study demonstrates that patients diagnosed with schizophrenia have higher levels of antibodies to gluten. In this study, researchers found that schizophrenics had a tendency to have elevated tTG (tissue transglutaminase) levels. Source: Schizophr Bull. 2009 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print] Gluten Free Society’s Stance: Much […]
The following article is being cited from Dr. Peterson, author of The Gluten Effect, and Physician at Health Now Medical Center Research Cites Dramatic Increased Incidence of Celiac Disease Dr Joseph Murray, a Mayo Clinic specialist in gastroenterology led a study which spanned 5 decades and included over 9,000 participants. It was presented in the […]
Marios Hadjivassiliou and colleagues have published yet another paper on gluten sensitivity… The Summary of the paper is below. Bolded points shed light on many misconceptions about gluten sensitivity. “Gluten sensitivity is a systemic autoimmune disease with diverse manifestations. This disorder is characterised by abnormal immunological responsiveness to ingested gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. Coeliac […]
The globe-spanning presence of wheat and its exalted status among secular and sacred institutions alike, differentiates it from all other foods presently enjoyed by this planet’s human inhabitants. And yet the unparalleled rise of wheat as the very catalyst for the emergence of ancient civilization has not occurred without a great price. While wheat was […]
Gluten and Lupus: Gluten Intolerance and Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE) The autoimmune disease, SLE, is being studied in its relationship with gluten sensitivity. The link between gluten and lupus is one that has been the source of a number of studies. A recent study suggests that SLE occurs more frequently in patients with celiac disease […]
A study published in the journal Gut demonstrated that gluten can induce enteropathy in Irish Setter dogs. “Affected setters, reared on a normal wheat containing diet, exhibited partial villus atrophy, intraepithelial lymphocyte infiltration, reduced brush border alkaline phosphatase activity, and increased intestinal permeability. Gluten sensitivity was shown by introduction of a gluten free diet, which […]
This study demonstrates how gluten sensitivity can contribute to infertility and other obstetrical and gynecological problems. Celiac patients who were not compliant with a gluten free diet presented with “delayed menarche, secondary amenorrhea, a higher percentage of spontaneous abortions, anemia and hypoalbuminemia.” Gluten free diet compliance led to normal pregnancies. The author of the study […]
Is Wheat Germ Gluten Free? Science has not been able to blame the protein gluten for all of the detrimental symptoms experienced by those with gluten sensitivity. It is common scientific knowledge that grain research is in its infancy. On that note, we discuss the lectin compound – wheat germ agglutinin (WGA). The following was […]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a diagnostic no man’s land. Most receive the diagnosis only after most traditional lab and imaging tests fail to show any pertinent findings. In the referenced study below, 21 of 22 patients were diagnosed with IBS. All of these patients had positive anti-bodies to gliadin (gluten found in wheat). The authors […]
The diagram to the right was recently published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology. The authors of the paper do an excellent job of illustrating the connection between gluten sensitivity and celiac disease with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). An article published last year in the same journal reported on the need to perform HLA-DQ genetic […]
Gluten-restricted diets have become increasingly popular among parents seeking treatment for children diagnosed with autism. Some of the reported response to celiac diets in children with autism may be related to amelioration of nutritional deficiency resulting from undiagnosed gluten sensitivity and consequent malabsorption. A case is presented of a 5-year-old boy diagnosed with severe autism […]
A recent study found a high incidence of neurological problems in patients previously diagnosed with celiac disease The study found that the following secondary neurological symptoms developed in patients even though they were on an FDA defined gluten free diet. Migraine (28%) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (20%) Vestibular dysfunction (8%) Seizures (6%) Myelitis (3%) Depression, personality […]
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