Gluten sensitivity in the news

Gluten sensitivity is on the rise, and it's being recognized as a genuine problem rather than an imaginary one.

Here's an article in the Wall Street Journal describing new research into gluten sensitivity.

A new study in the journal BMC Medicine may shed some light on why. It shows gluten can set off a distinct reaction in the intestines and the immune system, even in people who don't have celiac disease.
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"People aren't born with this. Something triggers it and with this dramatic rise in all ages, it must be something pervasive in the environment," says Joseph A. Murray, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. One possible culprit: agricultural changes to wheat that have boosted its protein content.
Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870489360457620039352245663...

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