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In reply to the discussion: The Real Problem With Bread (It's Probably Not Gluten) [View all]pnwmom
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because you knew very little about the subject to begin with, and had heard many people complain about the gluten-free fad.
I've been keeping up with research on Celiac and non-celiac gluten sensitivity since my GI doctor first diagnosed me more than fifteen years ago (years before your Australian expert performed his first study), followed by my uncle being diagnosed with another proven gluten-related disease, DH.
At one time Celiac (or any form of gluten sensitivity) was thought to be very rare in the US, even though it was much more common in Europe. Researchers here finally realized that the American descendants of of Celiacs in Europe had the same incidence of Celiac as their European relatives. And then researchers began to discover that in families with Celiac, relatives often had other symptoms of gluten sensitivity, such as elevated liver enzymes or the skin disorder, Dermatitis Herpetiformis.
The author of the study you are promoting never made the claim that his was a bullet-proof study providing the final answer. And neither did his co-author, who says the jury is still out.
Over the years since my diagnosis I've found it easier to follow the diet, both inside my home and out, because of the increased attention people are paying to gluten in their diets -- regardless of the reason. Foods are better labeled now, and travel is easier because restaurants are more likely to understand what gluten-free means.
If I'm feeling irked it's because I don't appreciate people falsely claiming that people who have accepted that non-Celiac gluten sensitivity exists are akin to "climate science deniers" (as you did in one of your early posts in this thread) and that a single "bullet-proof" study has proven that non-Celiac gluten sensitivity doesn't exist. The authors of that study have not made that claim and you shouldn't either.
Here's more info about the research on non-Celiac gluten sensitivity. Not that it probably matters to you, since you made up your mind based on your single "bullet proof," un-replicated study of 37 subjects.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3820047/