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Re:A growing desire to avoid gluten is changing the food ind... by mirsadm on Sunday October 26, 2014 @06:28PM (#8512749)
What evidence is that?
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Re:A growing desire to avoid gluten is changing the food ind... by SwellJoe on Sunday October 26, 2014 @07:42PM (#8513003)
Thousands of years of human consumption without negative effect might be a useful starting point.
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Re:A growing desire to avoid gluten is changing the food ind... by pyre on Sunday October 26, 2014 @08:10PM (#8513102)
Lack of negative effects are not proof of a positive effect.
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Re:A growing desire to avoid gluten is changing the food ind... by SwellJoe on Sunday October 26, 2014 @08:17PM (#8513127)
Survival is a positive effect, I guess.
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Re:A growing desire to avoid gluten is changing the food ind... by pyre on Sunday October 26, 2014 @09:08PM (#8513263)
"It will help you to survive" is a far cry from, "The evidence vastly supports wheat being awesome for your health," though. Based on that logic, all food is "awesome for your health." :P
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Re:A growing desire to avoid gluten is changing the food ind... by cheepin on Sunday October 26, 2014 @09:42PM (#8513348)
Besides what other people have said, this link [0] gives a pretty good summary of the arguments for and against.

[0] http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/03/30/wheat-much-more-than-yo...

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