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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Peter Gibson, the guy who discovered non-celiac gluten sensitivity, retracted his own study a few years later, but it had already become a fad diet, so it just stuck. That being said, there have been some studies that seem to confirm its existence, but the evidence is pretty thin. (To be clear, celiac disease and wheat allergies are 100% proven and can be reliably tested for).

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago (4 children)

However, the gluten-free fad diet was actually incredibly beneficial for sufferers of celiac desease because it made gluten-free products so mainstream and really expanded what pre-made foods and snacks they can buy in stores.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Sometimes, I have a friend with celiac who often sees "gluten free°" on menus to look down at the bottom of the menu and see "°not for people with gluten sensitivities"

He calls it "Becky gluten free" because Becky doesn't know what gluten is but she doesn't want it in her body.

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