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Lately, we are increasingly convinced that gluten is very dangerous for the body that every second has unproven intolerance to this substance. These are not only myths to scare and force to rush between the shelves of a supermarket searching for gluten-free products.
Gluten is part of the world’s most popular cereals.
Gluten — a vegetable protein that is synthesized by the plant to accumulate food for their shoots. Gluten is sticky, stretchy, stringy, and that’s why its second name was gluten. Gluten is part of most grains — wheat, rye, and barley. Almost all bakery and confectionery products are not gluten-free.
Gluten is healthy
The myth that gluten is harmful to health is only partly true. This is true for those who really cannot digest this protein. This state of the body is called celiac disease. From gluten intolerance suffers only 0.5 percent of the population. This disease is accompanied by several unpleasant symptoms and is diagnosed in childhood. All the rest digest gluten as easily as any other protein.
Gluten intolerance can develop with age.
Gluten intolerance is an autoimmune congenital disease, which is impossible to get from white flour products. Celiac disease is impossible to get sick with suddenly; it is a congenital disease.
For most, gluten is harmless.
A person suffering from gluten intolerance will suffer severe abdomen and indigestion from the smallest piece of bread. For most people, gluten products do not cause any negative effects. Some doctors recommend that in case of several symptoms to exclude gluten from the diet and monitor your body’s reaction.
Gluten-free products are not dietary.
Gluten-free foods are not always low calorie and healthy. All of them use only the absence of protein, which is detrimental to those who loathe it.
Fashion fo gluten-free
Fashion on a gluten-free diet is gaining popularity. It was provoked by misinformation in the media, pseudo-scientific statements of nutritionists whose qualifications are questionable. People have become panicky to keep track of gluten and look for products marked its absence in the product. Although it is actually with gluten, there is nothing dangerous.
Marked “gluten-free” – a marketing ploy
In all the panic, people have lost critical thinking and willing to take a sausage labeled “gluten-free.” But the meat can not contain gluten a priori, as with rice, buckwheat, or corn grits. And there are such “useful” products that are much more expensive.