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Originally Posted by btimbit
It doesn't. Certainly not on the scale people would have you believe. The amount of people I run into that are on a "Gluten free diet" don't even understand wtf gluten is.
Celiac disease effects what, 0.5% of people? (1 in 200 iirc) the rest are just hipsters and idiots following a food trend. Like I said, I actually miss the vegetarians. And the saturated fat nazi's.
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This isn't really fair. The article linked shows that while there may not be a link between gluten and traditional gluten-sensitivity symptoms (bloating, gas, etc) there did seem to be a link between FODMAPs and those symptoms. And a large source of FODMAPs are in foods that contain gluten, such as breads.
Bottom line - non-celiac people can experience improvements when adopting a gluten-free diet, though maybe not because of the absence of gluten. Don't label them all as "hipsters and idiots". With this study, maybe they can better target the foods that cause them discomfort.