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What’s the difference between gluten-free and gluten-reduced? And why does the country of production make a difference?
For people with conditions such as celiac disease, avoiding gluten is crucial to health. However, sticking to a gluten-free diet is expensive, socially challenging and linked to nutritional inadequacies.
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People with conditions such as celiac disease must follow a gluten-free diet to manage symptoms and health. But avoiding gluten is difficult, costly and linked to nutrition issues and quality of life.
Reports gluten can prevent type 2 diabetes come from a study that didn’t really prove this.
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This new study could make it seem that gluten intake is protective against developing type 2 diabetes. But there’s a more likely explanation.
Wheat growing in a field in Western Australia and destined to be processed to flour for many different food products.
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Most people eat about a kilo of wheat a week but for others it can cause painful health concerns. So why not isolate the parts of wheat that cause problems, and remove them from future crops.
Diet modification is one of the most prominent alternative autism therapies.
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In some cases, clinicians recommend special diets; in others, they’re instigated by parents eager to find anything that may help their child.
Why are so many people now choosing to go gluten-free?
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CSIRO conducted a nationwide survey to quantify the number of Australians avoiding wheat and to ask them why.