I saw this article http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=most-people-shouldnt-eat-gluten-free and thought that it was quite important to read.
The second article is from Time Magazine on why it's a general waste of money, see http://business.time.com/2013/03/13/why-were-wasting-billions-on-gluten-free-food/#ixzz2NWFEOccO
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The comments of both articles were filled with venom for the writers. How dare you .....
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Anecdotally, the question is, is cooking, looking at packaging and being careful about what you eat what is actually healthy versus the specific of it being gluten.... Unless you are a Coeliac, how many people are being so careful as to really be 100% GF. How many know that they can't eat bleu cheeses? Instant coffee? Mustard? Malt vinegar? White pepper? And so many more foods. Even some toothpastes, shampoos and lipsticks.
We get a lot of 'well, I try...'. And definitely they are trying at times. Technically, a real celiac should not eat anything from my kitchen. I can no way guarantee that there are no 'wheat germs' floating around.
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